English Dictionary

Definition of “rat-a-tat”

rat-a-tat (ˈrætəˌtæt) or rat-a-tat-tat

a representation in words of a series of loud, staccato sounds as made by a doorknocker or a gun

At its best, it veers from postmodern self-referentialism to deliver rat-a-tat larfs more reminiscent of the Airplane!

Globe and Mail (2003)

Each Wednesday the auctioneer moves from pen to pen, drawing bids at the traditional rat-a-tat pace.

Misc (1995)

I can hear 6ft 5in Howie rattling out his usual rat-a-tat bombardment of richly comical, outrageous opinions.

Sun, News of the World (1999)

It moves along at a rat-a-tat pace; like ER set in a prison.

Times, Sunday Times (2002)

`The noise is not so much a rat-a-tat as a continuous jarring explosion,' wrote an RFC veteran.

Patrick Bishop FIGHTER BOYS: Saving Britain 1940 (2003)

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