Usually in form rantan. A loud banging noise; a loud knocking, drumming, or rapping; a din. Now English regional (northern and midlands).

The sound of a drum being beaten; a drumming sound. Also: any rhythmic sound or motion.

The action of beating or playing a drum or drums, or of making a noise or movement like the beating of a drum. Also: an instance of this.

A series of resonant sounds, as produced by beating a drum. Cf. rowdy-dow, n.

The sound of a drum being beaten; a drumming sound. Also: any rhythmic sound or motion.

transferred. A beating or pulsation as of a drum; the action of beating, thumping, or rapping continuously upon something.

A drumming or beating noise; a tattoo.

A sound, often repetitive or sustained, resembling that of drumming.

Rhythmic drumming or beating, or a sound produced by this; a military drum roll; (also) a piece of drumming, a tattoo. Also attributive.

The sound of a tom-tom being struck; a drumming, beating, or knocking sound. Also as int.: representing such a sound.

(also attributive).

Such a sound.