rat-a-tat-tat
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Mulaney’s rat-a-tat-tat delivery demanded you keep up with his thought process.
From New York Times ● Apr. 25, 2023
After a brief chat and a few moments of focused rat-a-tat-tat, they leave with a piece of personalized art.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 8, 2021
As much as there’s an ongoing rat-a-tat-tat competition between the two characters, there’s a sweetness to their relationship, which one can imagine is as true of the performers as it is the characters.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 28, 2020
Crosby and Hope reportedly ad-libbed much of the rat-a-tat-tat banter, and the lovely Lamour makes the most of her catch-all “exotic woman” roles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2018
“No,” Vonetta said, cutting off our rat-a-tat-tat flow before we could get it going.
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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