&c v.; berloque†, bombination†, rumbling; tattoo, drumroll; dingdong;
tantara†; rataplan†; whirr; ratatat, ratatat-tat; rubadub; pitapat;
quaver, clutter, charivari†, racket; cuckoo; repetition &c 104; peal of
bells, devil's tattoo; reverberation &c 408.
[sound of railroad train rolling on rails] clickety-clack.
hum, purr.
[animals that hum] hummingbird.
[animals that purr] cat, kitten (animal sounds) 412.
V. roll, drum, rumble, rattle, clatter, patter, clack; bombinate†.
hum, trill, shake; chime, peal, toll; tick, beat.
drum in the ear, din in the ear.
Adj. rolling &c v.; monotonous &c (repeated) 104; like a bee in a
bottle.