Sekirov Dictionary

pitter-patter

UK /ˈpɪt.əˈpæt.ə/US /ˈpɪt.ɚˈpæt.ɚ/

noun 1
verb 1
forms 3

noun1

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A soft, percussive sound, as of tiny feet, or of rain on a rooftop; patter.
- Once or twice I heard a faint pitter-patter like the feet of the dog going hither and thither on the sand far below me, and there were more bird-like sounds, but that was all. — 1895

verb1

•
To patter; to scurry.
- The rain was coming down heavier now, the drops pitter-pattering on the roof of the truck. — 1996

forms

pitter-pattered · pitter-pattering · pitter-patters

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