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English
> 1 sense of the word
rat-a-tat
:
NOUN
event
rat-a-tat
,
rat-a-tat-tat
,
rat-tat
a series of
short
sharp
taps
(as
made
by strokes on a
drum
or
knocks
on a
door
)
rat-a-tat > pronunciation
Sounds
rae'tahtae't
Rhymes
acrobat
...
ziggurat
: 63
rhymes with
aet
...
English
>
rat-a-tat
: 1 sense
> noun 1, event
Meaning
A series of
short
sharp
taps
(as
made
by strokes on a
drum
or
knocks
on a
door
).
Synonyms
rat-a-tat-tat
,
rat-tat
Broader
tapping
The
sound
of
light
blow
or
knock