rataplan
English
editEtymology
editFrom French ran tan plan, onomatopoeic.
Noun
editrataplan (plural rataplans)
- A continuous, even drumming or rapping, as of the hooves of a galloping horse, or machine-gun fire.
Verb
editrataplan (third-person singular simple present rataplans, present participle rataplanning, simple past and past participle rataplanned)
- To drum repeatedly.