rat-a-tat

Main Entry:
patter [pat-er]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: light walk; soft beat
Synonyms: chatter, pad, pat, pelt, pitapat, pitter-patter, rat-a-tat, rattle, scurry, scuttle, skip, tap, tiptoe, trip
Concept Thesaurus
Concept: [Repeated and protracted sounds] Roll.
Category: 2. Sensation; special sensation; sound; specific sounds
Synonyms:
-nouns
roll; drumming; berloque, bombination, rumbling; tattoo; dingdong; tantara; rataplan; whirr; ratatat; rubadub; pitapat; quaver, clutter, charivari, racket; cuckoo; repetition; peal of bells, devil's tattoo; reverberation.
-verbs
roll, drum, rumble, rattle, clatter, patter, clack; bombinate., hum, trill, shake; chime, peal, toll; tick, beat., drum in the ear, din in the ear.
-adjectives
rolling; monotonous (repeated); like a bee in a bottle.
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