Meaning

1 senses
  1. A continuous, even drumming or rapping, as of the hooves of a galloping horse, or machine-gun fire.

More definitions
  • the sound made by beating a drum

Origin

From French ran tan plan, onomatopoeic.

From French ran tan plan, onomatopoeic.

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Forms

plural: rataplans
Singularrataplan
Pluralrataplans

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the sound made by beating a drum:rub-a-dubdrumbeat

See also

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