rat-tat
Britishnoun
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They are two syllables of rat-tat firing, evoking creepy animals, physical protrusions or uncanny powers.
From New York Times ● Feb. 14, 2012
Soothed a little by the thought I drifted into sleep, broken often by bells ringing and the low rat-tat of drums for the prayers which went on at intervals throughout the night.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
A sharp rat-tat on the shop door below woke Rab.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
She had scarcely done so before a loud ring, followed by a rat-tat on the knocker of the front door, was heard through the house.
From A Bunch of Cherries A Story of Cherry Court School by L. T. Meade
"It is just possible that——" His words were interrupted by a sharp rat-tat from the direction of the inner door.
From The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 27, March 1893 An Illustrated Monthly by Various
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