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ratatat

ratatat noun: a swiftly repeated knocking sound.

Noun

ratatat (plural ratatats)

  1. A swiftly repeated knocking sound.
    • A single narrow iron-clamped door formed the only means of entrance. On this our guide knocked with a peculiar postman-like rat-tat.1890 February, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “The Tragedy of Pondicherry Lodge”, in The Sign of Four (Standard Library), London: Spencer Blackett […], →OCLC, page 72

Forms of ratatat

pluralratatats
alternative formrat-a-tat
alternative formrat-tat

Origin of ratatat

Imitative.

Questions about ratatat

What does ratatat mean?
Ratatat means a swiftly repeated knocking sound.
What part of speech is ratatat?
Ratatat is a noun.
What is the plural of ratatat?
The plural of ratatat is ratatats.

Words near ratatat in the dictionary

  1. rataplans
  2. ratardid
  3. ratardids
  4. ratas
  5. Ratass
  6. ratatat
  7. ratatats
  8. ratatouille
  9. Ratatouille moment
  10. Ratatouille moments
  11. ratatouilles

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