"rat-a-tat-tat" meaning in English

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Interjection

Rhymes: -æt Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|en}} Onomatopoeic Head templates: {{en-interj}} rat-a-tat-tat
  1. A series of short, sharp taps, especially made by knocking on a door, beating a drum, or firing an automatic weapon. Translations (Translations): тра-та-та (tra-ta-ta) (Russian), пиф-паф (pif-paf) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-rat-a-tat-tat-en-intj-YutYlgmk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English onomatopoeias, English reduplications, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English onomatopoeias: 51 49 Disambiguation of English reduplications: 51 49 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 51 49

Noun

Forms: rat-a-tat-tats [plural]
Rhymes: -æt Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|en}} Onomatopoeic Head templates: {{en-noun}} rat-a-tat-tat (plural rat-a-tat-tats)
  1. A series of short, sharp taps, especially made by knocking on a door, beating a drum, or firing an automatic weapon.
    Sense id: en-rat-a-tat-tat-en-noun-YutYlgmk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English onomatopoeias, English reduplications, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English onomatopoeias: 51 49 Disambiguation of English reduplications: 51 49 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 51 49

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