|rad.ə|tat, -atə|-, usu -tad.+V noun
or rat-a-tat-tat | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷
( -s )
Etymology: imitative
: a sound of sharp, repeated knocking or tapping
a peremptory rat-a-tat on the door
|rad.ə|tat, -atə|-, usu -tad.+V noun
or rat-a-tat-tat | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷
( -s )
Etymology: imitative
: a sound of sharp, repeated knocking or tapping
a peremptory rat-a-tat on the door
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012