ratatat

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noun

A swiftly repeated knocking sound.

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Meanings

nounratatat (plural ratatats)

plural ratatats · alternative rat-a-tat · alternative rat-tat

  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

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
clatter

Origin

Imitative.

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APA

ratatat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ratatat

MLA

“ratatat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ratatat. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ratatat,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ratatat.

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