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
- The rain pitter-pattered on the roof.
- I was about to flee when I heard the pitter-patter of Patti Labelle's ‘Lady Marmalade’ begin.
- It was a weak attempt to disguise the fluttering sensation in her stomach, the joyous pitter-patter of her heart, those oh-so confusing thoughts she found she didn't quite understand.
- she missed the pitter-patter of little feet around the house
- Pitter-patter - show your baby how to pat his hands on the surface of the water to make a nice splashy sound.
- Sure, there likely won't be any pitter-patter of little feet coming from that marriage, but so what?
- All the while, the pitter-patter of beats, the abstracted swish of rain-washed streets and murmur of German voices.
- The rain started to run down harder, as the pitter-patter sounds of the showers got even louder.
- Soon, the faint pitter-patter crescendoed into the staccato of heavy drops falling on Heinrich's poncho.
- The air was full of pen scratches, clashes of minds, books being taken off and placed back onto shelves, and of the pitter-patter of soft footfalls.
