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ratatats

ratatats is the plural of ratatat.

Meaning of ratatat

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

Questions about ratatats

What is ratatats the plural of?
Ratatats is the plural of ratatat.

Words near ratatats in the dictionary

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

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