rat-a-tat-tats
rat-a-tat-tats is the plural of rat-a-tat-tat.
Meaning of rat-a-tat-tat
Noun
rat-a-tat-tat (plural rat-a-tat-tats)
- A series of short, sharp taps, especially made by knocking on a door, beating a drum, or firing an automatic weapon.
- A man, the source of the lamentation, appears and as he walks across the stage, his cries transmute into song, and the slow snare drum rat-a-tat-tat of Ravel’s composition begins.2023 April 14, Rosyln Sulcas, “Review: Grief and Mourning, Delivered With Ecstatic Vitality”, in The New York Times
Questions about rat-a-tat-tats
- What is rat-a-tat-tats the plural of?
- Rat-a-tat-tats is the plural of rat-a-tat-tat.
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