Rat-___ (drumming sound) Crossword Clue

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Rat-___ (drumming sound) Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

DRUMMING (noun)
1. the act of playing drums
SOUND (noun)
1. (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
2. the subjective sensation of hearing something
SOUND (adjective)
1. logically valid
2. having legal efficacy or force
SOUND (verb)
1. measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line
2. make a certain noise or sound

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