rat-a-tat-tat

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rat-a-tat-tat Meaning of "rat-a-tat-tat"

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Definition(s):

  • (n) a series of short sharp taps (as made by strokes on a drum or knocks on a door)

Synonym(s)

rat-tat

Usage(s):

  1. Today, the sound of clapping has been drowned by the rat-a-tat-tat of gunfire across the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
  2. Sensitive to the electromagnetic gamma rays which radium continually ejects, it emits a shrill rat-a-tat-tat of clicks whenever it approaches a radium hideout.
  3. Another line referred to bombing innocent people and there was also a rat-a-tat-tat of gunfire.

Quotes

  • "I wanted to be friendly with these people," Miller says. "So that's the vibe I'm going for. It doesn't have to be rat-a-tat-tat. It doesn't have to be killer funny. But I like to put the little zingers in and to be nice."
    on Feb 22, 2008 By: Dennis Miller Source: South Bend Tribune (subscription)

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