Pit-a-pat

Quick meaning: Pit-a-pat is an interjection meaning Representing a series of quick tapping sounds.

Meaning

Representing a series of quick tapping sounds.

More Meanings

1. To make a series of quick tapping sounds; to palpitate
2. A series of quick tapping sounds
3. With a quick tapping sound
4. Characterized by quick tapping sounds; palpitating.

Example Sentences

Pit-a-pat, pit-a-pat, pit-a-pat, pit-a-pat, / He danced on the whiskery nose.

“Only a scraping of shoes on the mat? / “Anything like the sound of a rat / “Makes my heart go pit-a-pat!”

Pit-a-pat, pit-a-pat, the bullets kept falling and stirring up little puffs of dust on the open ground in front of the zeriba.

“Pit-a-pat! Pit-a-pat!”—On go the thousands of feet; on to the movie and on to the dance; on to the office, the club and the bank.

Word Forms

• pitapat
• pit-pat
• pitpat
• pitter-pat
• pitterpat

Synonyms for pit-a-pat

Depending on context, synonyms include pitter-patter, pitty-pat.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include pitter-patter, pitty-pat, pitter, patter, thump, clap.

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