rat-tat
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
A sharp rat-tat on the shop door below woke Rab.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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
And though the rat-tat rang through the house three or four times a day, there was never anything for Esther.
From The Phantom Lover by Ayres, Ruby M. (Ruby Mildred)
One day we were all seated at breakfast and talking quite cheerfully, when the postman’s thrilling rat-tat was heard at the door.
From Wild Life in the Land of the Giants A Tale of Two Brothers by Stables, Gordon
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