say it: RAT-uh-tat
rat-a-tat is a noun meaning "a series of short sharp taps (as made by strokes on a drum or knocks on a door)". It carries one recorded sense.
a series of short sharp taps (as made by strokes on a drum or knocks on a door)
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for rat-a-tat come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.