pitter-patter
noun
the sound of a rapid succession of light beats or taps, as of rain, footsteps, etc.
pitter-pattered
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past participleof pitter-patter.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof pitter-patter.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
pitter-patternounthe sound of a rapid succession of light beats or taps, as of rain, footsteps, etc.
Example Sentences
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Later in the quarter, the Tigers confused the MSU defense again on a similar play and Trey Palmer pitter-pattered into the end zone for a 58-yard touchdown, no defender within 20 yards.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 25, 2021
Mass., whose tiny, brilliant red homebred Pekingese bitch, Kai Lo of Dah Lyn, pitter-pattered to victory.
From Time Magazine Archive
When bedtime arrived, they all peeled off their moccasins and stockings and hung them round the stove to dry, and then pitter-pattered up the cold, bare stairs in their bare feet.
From The Drama of the Forests Romance and Adventure by Arthur Henry Howard Heming
Oh, so early, as the raindrops pitter-pattered on the roof of the little rabbit's house in the Old Brier Patch.
From Billy Bunny and Uncle Bull Frog by David Cory
