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rataplan
[
rat-
uh
-
plan
]
rat·a·plan
/
ˌræt
əˈplæn
/
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[
rat-
uh
-
plan
]
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noun, verb,
-planned,
-plan·ning.
noun
1.
a
sound
of or as of the beating of a drum.
verb (used without object)
2.
to produce such a sound.
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Rataplan
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to bark; yelp.
to flee; abscond:
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to run away hurriedly; flee.
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Origin:
1840–50;
<
French;
imitative
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rataplan
(ˌrætəˈplæn)
—
n
a drumming sound
[from French, of imitative origin]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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