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Pitter-patter   Listen
noun
Pitter-patter  n.  A sound like that of alternating light beats. Also, a pattering of words.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Pitter-patter" Quotes from Famous Books



... although he could be obstinate enough when he liked, and refuse to pass the green paddock where he grazed; but he wanted no beating, while with his young master on his back: he would trot off with his little hoofs going pitter-patter, twinkle-twinkle over the road, at a rate that it used to puzzle old Dumpling, the fat pony, to ...
— Hollowdell Grange - Holiday Hours in a Country Home • George Manville Fenn

... was of grey, crimson and jet, Fraulein Marz wore pale blue. It gave Hermione a sudden convulsive sensation of pleasure, to see these rich colours under the candle-light. She was aware of the talk going on, ceaselessly, Joshua's voice dominating; of the ceaseless pitter-patter of women's light laughter and responses; of the brilliant colours and the white table and the shadow above and below; and she seemed in a swoon of gratification, convulsed with pleasure and yet sick, like a REVENANT. She took very little part in the conversation, yet she heard ...
— Women in Love • D. H. Lawrence



Words linked to "Pitter-patter" :   tap, go, spatter, pit-a-pat, spit, pat, sprinkle, rain down, rap, rain, patter, pitty-patty, pitty-pat, sound



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