ADVERB
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describing a rhythmic beating
his heart went pit-a-pat -
as of footsteps
he came running pit-a-pat down the hall
VERB
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rain gently
It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick -
make light, rapid and repeated sounds
gently pattering rain
NOUN
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a series of rapid tapping sounds
she missed the pitter-patter of little feet around the house
How To Use pitter-patter In A Sentence
- Speaking of Don, I guess you're really in love when your honey still makes your heart go pitter-patter.
- He never felt the rain pitter-pattering his dark head of hair. Responsible « A Fly in Amber
- Just then small pitter-patter of feet could be heard just above Turk's head.
- I listened to the rain pitter-patter on the roof of the theatre.
- The soft pitter-patter of bare feet announced the arrival of the other two children in Nana's snug little foster home, nine-year-old Katriel and fourteen-year-old Nante.
- The pitter-patter of the monsoon might be a long wait ahead, but with a number of brightly painted umbrellas crowding its walls, this is a downpour of a different kind.
- He croaked, his voice hoarse with the dampness, as a pitter-patter of soft raindrops danced over their heads.
- Grandmama, I hear the pitter-patter of footsteps.
- Beauty is a cold, cloudy day, where all you hear is the soft pitter-patter of the falling rain.
- I could hear a soft pitter-patter of footsteps near the entrance of the hut.
