3
patter(noun, beat, opening, tap, saltation)
3
rat-a-tat-tat
2
pitapat(opening, tap, saltation, drum, patter)
2
pitter-patter(opening, saltation, ashcan, patter, humidor)
2
rat-tat
2
roll(noun, reverberation, growl)
1
barrage
1
beat
1
beating
1
drum
1
drumbeat
1
drumming
1
flutter
1
heartbeat
1
heartthrob
1
knock
1
palpitation
1
paradiddle
1
pit-a-pat
1
pound
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