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
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
Our letters are delivered at the door by a rat-tat in regular English style from the postman, who is on horseback.
From With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 1 by Various
I am the lad in the cadet gray— Rat-a-tat, rat-a-tat, rat-tat, hey!
From Harper's Young People, May 18, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various
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