Pitter-patter Definition & Meaning

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Pitter-patter

Pitter-patter Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Pitter-patter? [n] a series of rapid tapping sounds; "she missed the pitter-patter of little feet around the house" [adv] describing a rhythmic beating; "his heart went pit-a-pat" [adv] as of footsteps; "he came running pit-a-pat down the hall" [v] make light, rapid and repeated sounds, as of rain [v] rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Pitter-patter: patter \| patter \| pit-a-pat \| pitty-pat \| pitty-patty \| spatter \| spit \| sprinkle Related Terms \| Find terms related to Pitter-patter: alliteration \| arrhythmia \| assonance \| barrage \| beat \| beat a ruffle \| beat a tattoo \| beating \| bicker \| blood rain \| bump \| chime \| chink \| click \| clink \| clop \| clump \| clunk \| crump \| dance \| didder \| dingdong \| disquiet \| disquietude \| dithers \| drizzle \| drone \| drum \| drum music \| drumbeat \| drumfire \| drumming \| dull thud \| evening mist \| fall \| fidgetiness \| fidgets \| flap \| flick \| flicker \| flip \| flit \| flitter \| flop \| flump \| flurry \| flutter \| go pitapat \| gout of rain \| gutter \| harping \| heartbeat \| heartthrob \| heaving \| humdrum \| inquietude \| jingle \| jingle-jangle \| mist \| misty rain \| mizzle \| moisture \| monotone \| monotony \| near rhyme \| pad \| palpitate \| palpitation \| panting \| paradiddle \| pat \| patter \| pelt \| pitapat \| plump \| plunk \| pop \| pound \| pounding \| pour \| pour with rain \| precipitate \| precipitation \| pulsate \| pulsation \| pulse \| quaking \| quaver \| quavering \| quiver \| quivering \| rain \| rain tadpoles \| raindrop \| rainfall \| rainwater \| rap \| rataplan \| rat-a-tat \| rat-tat \| rat-tat-tat \| rattattoo \| repeated sounds \| repetitiousness \| repetitiveness \| restlessness \| rhyme \| rhythm \| roll \| rub-a-dub \| ruff \| ruffle \| Scotch mist \| shake \| shakes \| shaking \| sheet of rain \| shiver \| shivers \| shower \| shower down \| shudder \| singsong \| slant rhyme \| slat \| sound a tattoo \| spatter \| spit \| splatter \| splutter \| sprinkle \| sputter \| staccato \| stale repetition \| stream \| tap \| tat-tat \| tattoo \| tedium \| tempo \| throb \| throbbing \| thrum \| thud \| thump \| thumping \| tick \| tinkle \| tom-tom \| tremble \| trembling \| tremor \| trepidation \| trepidity \| trot \| tunk \| twitter \| unfrozen hydrometeor \| unnecessary repetition \| unrest \| wave \| waver \| weep \| wet See Also \| go \| pat \| rain \| rain down \| rap \| sound \| tap Pitter-patter In Webster's Dictionary \Pit"ter-pat`ter\, n. A sound like that of alternating light beats. Also, a pattering of words. \Pit"ter-pat`ter\, adv. With, or with the sound of, alternating light beats; as, his heart went pitter-patter.

Pitter-patter Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Pitter-patter?

[n] a series of rapid tapping sounds; "she missed the pitter-patter of little feet around the house"
[adv] describing a rhythmic beating; "his heart went pit-a-pat"
[adv] as of footsteps; "he came running pit-a-pat down the hall"
[v] make light, rapid and repeated sounds, as of rain
[v] rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick"

See Also | go | pat | rain | rain down | rap | sound | tap

Pitter-patter In Webster's Dictionary

\Pit"ter-pat`ter\, n.
A sound like that of alternating light beats. Also, a
pattering of words.


\Pit"ter-pat`ter\, adv.
With, or with the sound of, alternating light beats; as, his
heart went pitter-patter.

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