Meanings of staccato sound in English

The sharp staccato sound of a horse cantering came up behind him.

Dom could now hear the staccato sound of an incoming Raven.

Outside, the shouting ended and the staccato sound of gunfire began.

Mr Farrell gave the short, staccato sound which did service for a laugh.

The staccato sound of my heels echoed off the pavement.

Peter left to the staccato sound of keystrokes and clicks, and went to his own office.

The floorboards were reverberating with the staccato sound of an angry tap, loud, strong, and demanding.

From a distance hilltop came the staccato sound of hammers where an other shack was going up.

A shape-maybea woman, maybe a man-flickered at the edge of the corridor to the bridge, and the staccato sound of gunfire filled the room.

Let me tell Mr. Whitemarsh, and then we'll-Another burst of staccato sounds, closer now, interrupted her.

Long- extended, stammering, staccato sounds, which we took to mean rifle firing, came to our ears also.

The buzzy staccato sounded again.

As he inhaled to say what he was leading up to say, his breath caught, making short staccato sounds.

The dead lanterns swung in the morning air, and from back on the hill came the staccato sounds of a reaping-machine.

Soon she was weaving an unusual contrapuntal rhythm around the strong, steady beat, a seemingly random pattern of staccato sounds that varied in tempo.