Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A rattling sound or effect, as from the beating of a drum.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a series of short sharp taps (as made by strokes on a drum or knocks on a door)
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Examples
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It's a pretty generous two stars out of four, but at least Woody Allen's piece has some rat-a-tat humor.
Michael Giltz: Theater: Woody Allen Plus Elaine May Plus Ethan Coen = Meh Michael Giltz 2011
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It's a pretty generous two stars out of four, but at least Woody Allen's piece has some rat-a-tat humor.
Michael Giltz: Theater: Woody Allen Plus Elaine May Plus Ethan Coen = Meh Michael Giltz 2011
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Vincenti atoned when the ball squirted to him from a remarkable rat-a-tat of shots and blocks.
Dean Holdsworth's 'microwave month' brings right flavour to Aldershot | Jeremy Alexander 2011
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It's a pretty generous two stars out of four, but at least Woody Allen's piece has some rat-a-tat humor.
Michael Giltz: Theater: Woody Allen Plus Elaine May Plus Ethan Coen = Meh Michael Giltz 2011
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It's a pretty generous two stars out of four, but at least Woody Allen's piece has some rat-a-tat humor.
Michael Giltz: Theater: Woody Allen Plus Elaine May Plus Ethan Coen = Meh Michael Giltz 2011
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His delivery manages to be both distracted and pithy rather than rat-a-tat.
Kim Morgan: For the Love of (Film Noir): Nightfall Kim Morgan 2011
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Neither did his multi-nozzle flame thrower, even though he'd rigged it to rat-a-tat a catchy beat.
Those Who Like to Putter Around With Art Give Mini Golf a Shot Stephanie Simon 2011
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Adapted in 1931 from a Broadway farce by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur, this rat-a-tat yarn established the newspaper reporter as a rough-and-ready huckster, cousin to the Chicago bootlegger, always happy to break the rules to get the scoop.
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His delivery manages to be both distracted and pithy rather than rat-a-tat.
Kim Morgan: For the Love of (Film Noir): Nightfall Kim Morgan 2011
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It's a pretty generous two stars out of four, but at least Woody Allen's piece has some rat-a-tat humor.
Michael Giltz: Theater: Woody Allen Plus Elaine May Plus Ethan Coen = Meh Michael Giltz 2011
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