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