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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

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 Cory, David

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 Heming, Arthur Henry Howard