rataplan

Plural: rataplans

Noun

• the sound made by beating a drum
• A continuous, even drumming or rapping, as of the hooves of a galloping horse, or machine-gun fire.

Verb

Verb Forms: rataplanned, rataplanning, rataplans

• To make a rapidly repeating drumming sound.
• To drum repeatedly.

Examples

• The quick plays of his opponent rataplanned on his nerves, pressuring him.

Synonyms

drumbeat, rub-a-dub

Related Words

drumbeat

Anagrams of rataplan