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pitter-patter in WordNet English dictionary

verb
  1. make light, rapid and repeated sounds
    "gently pattering rain"
    patter  pitter-patter 
  2. rain gently
    "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick"
    sprinkle  spit  spatter  patter  pitter-patter 
adverb
  1. describing a rhythmic beating
    "his heart went pit-a-pat"
    pit-a-pat  pitty-patty  pitty-pat  pitter-patter  pit-a-pat  pitty-patty  pitty-pat  pitter-patter 
  2. as of footsteps
    "he came running pit-a-pat down the hall"
    pit-a-pat  pitty-patty  pitty-pat  pitter-patter  pit-a-pat  pitty-patty  pitty-pat  pitter-patter 
noun
  1. a series of rapid tapping sounds
    "she missed the pitter-patter of little feet around the house"
    pitter-patter 
WordNet Lexical Database v3.0, © 2006 Princeton University



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