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pitter-patter definition

pitter-patter (pit′ər pat′ər)

noun

a rapid succession of light beating or tapping sounds, as of raindrops

Etymology: ME pyter-pater: echoic

adverb

with a pitter-patter

intransitive verb

to fall, move, etc. with a pitter-patter

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