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Definition of rat-a-tat noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

rat-a-tat

noun
 
/ˌræt ə ˈtæt/
 
/ˌræt ə ˈtæt/
(also rat-a-tat-tat
 
/ˌræt ə tæt ˈtæt/
 
/ˌræt ə tæt ˈtæt/
)
[singular]
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  1. a series of short loud sounds like those made by knocking on a door or shooting bullets one after the other quickly
    • the rat-a-tat of drums
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