Meaning of "rat-a-tat" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF RAT-A-TAT

rat-a-tat  [ˈrætəˌtæt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RAT-A-TAT

Rat-A-Tat is a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RAT-A-TAT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of rat-a-tat in the English dictionary

The definition of rat-a-tat in the dictionary is a representation in words of a series of loud, staccato sounds as made by a doorknocker or a gun.

TRANSLATION OF RAT-A-TAT

Find out the translation of rat-a-tat to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of rat-a-tat from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «rat-a-tat» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 鼠-A- TAT
• Translator English - Spanish: rat-a - tat
• English: rat-a-tat
• Translator English - Hindi: चूहे एक से गूंथना
• Translator English - Arabic: الجرذان و متبادلة
• Translator English - Russian: крыса - а-тат
• Translator English - Portuguese: rat-a -tat
• Translator English - Bengali: উচ্চ ধাক্কা
• Translator English - French: ran-tan-plan
• Translator English - Malay: Tik-a-tat
• Translator English - German: rat- a -tat
• Translator English - Japanese: トントン
• Translator English - Korean: 둥둥
• Translator English - Javanese: Tikus-a-tat
• Translator English - Vietnamese: rat- một -tat
• Translator English - Tamil: எலி ஒரு பழிக்கு
• Translator English - Marathi: चूळबूट
• Translator English - Turkish: Sıçan-tat
• Translator English - Italian: rat - a-tat
• Translator English - Polish: szczurzejwet
• Translator English - Ukrainian: щур - а -тат
• Translator English - Romanian: rat- a-tat
• Translator English - Greek: αρουραίος -a - tat
• Translator English - Afrikaans: rat- a- tat
• Translator English - Swedish: rat- a - tat
• Translator English - Norwegian: rat -a - tat

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RAT-A-TAT»

Discover the use of rat-a-tat in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rat-a-tat and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Thump, Thump, Rat-a-Tat-Tat

A distant marching band grows larger and louder as it nears, and then softer and smaller as it goes away again.

Gene Baer, 1996

Rat a Tat Tat Birds: Photographs by Jeff Winterberg - 1991-2003

"Rat A Tat Tat" is a huge collection of Jeff's Winterberg's various photo's during the period of 1991 to 2003. This photo book is just about a required book for fans of underground punk/rock music during that time period.

‎2003

Rat a tat tat

A fairytale for grownups: For the mouse Muse, the town has a million problems'each one is a rat.

Mark Thornton, 2010

Rat-a-Tat-Tat

Rhymed story about monsters who come knocking at the door.

Jill Eggleton, 1997

Rat-a-tat-tat

Built-in progression within and between each level help you choose the right story to develop your child's confidence as they become independent readers. Extra activities will motivate and entertain your child.

Michaela Morgan, Michaela, 2007

Rat-a-tat-tat

Katherine Black. She slumped down onto the bed with the stained mattress and dingy grey sheets formerly used by countless others and said once more in the small voice of a hurt little girl, “I hate you Ellie Erikson.” She sat for a long time on  ...

Katherine Black, 2005

Rat-a-Tat

Ana Claudia Antunes. Once upon a time there lived a mouse under the Brooklyn Bridge. His friends and family called him Rat-a-Tat, for he was always sneaking around trying to find good food, making a funny sound when he snapped the ...

Ana Claudia Antunes

Kilroy was Here!

Bill Francoeur, Tim J. Kelly. Rat-a-tat-tat! Rat-a-tat! Rat-a-tat-tat! Rat-a-tat-tat-tat- tat-tat-tat that rivet gun! Workin' our fingers to the bone, All day long we grin and bear it, Doin' our part to help the boys, We gladly put up with that noise.

Bill Francoeur, Tim J. Kelly, 1995

Don't Say No to the U.S.O

Give me one more rivet... you bet! Rat-a-tat-tat-tat-tat that rivet gun, Rat-a-tat-tat- tat-tat that rivet, hon, Rat-a-tat-tat! Rat-a-tat-tat! Rat-a-tat-tat! Rat-a-tat! Rat-a-tat-tat ! Rat-a-tat-tat-tat-tat- tat- tat that rivet gun! Rat-a-tat-tat-tat-tat that rivet gun, ...

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Thump, Thump, Rat-a-Tat-Tat Gene Baer; illustrated by Lois Ehlert ( HarperCollins) A marching band is coming to town. The text font is small and the band is soft when it is far away. As the band gets closer, the text gets larger and the band ...

Sue McCleaf Nespeca, Joan B. Reeve, 2003