rat-tat
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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 Literature
THE postman has given a loud rat-tat, Perhaps it's a parcel for me: Elizabeth does go slowly To open the door and see.
From Project Gutenberg
A rat-tat of subdued voices in question and reply.
From Project Gutenberg
They are two syllables of rat-tat firing, evoking creepy animals, physical protrusions or uncanny powers.
From New York Times
But here the horses beat a sharp rat-tat with metal shoes on a metaled road, and the rubber-tired wheels ran noiselessly.
From Project Gutenberg
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