rat-tat

/ ˈrætˌtæt /

noun

1. a variant of rat-a-tat-tat

Example Sentences

Soothed a little by the thought I drifted into sleep, broken often by bells ringing and the low rat-tat of drums for the prayers which went on at intervals throughout the night.

From Literature

THE postman has given a loud rat-tat, Perhaps it's a parcel for me: Elizabeth does go slowly To open the door and see.

From Project Gutenberg

A rat-tat of subdued voices in question and reply.

From Project Gutenberg

They are two syllables of rat-tat firing, evoking creepy animals, physical protrusions or uncanny powers.

From New York Times

But here the horses beat a sharp rat-tat with metal shoes on a metaled road, and the rubber-tired wheels ran noiselessly.

From Project Gutenberg