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pitapat definition

pita·pat (pit′ə pat′)

adverb

with rapid and strong beating; throbbingly

Etymology: redupl. of pat

noun

a rapid succession of beats or taps

intransitive verb pitapatted -·pat′·ted, pitapatting -·pat′·ting

to go pitapat

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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