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/ˈpɪt.əˈpæt.ə/ · noun
A soft, percussive sound, as of tiny feet, or of rain on a rooftop; patter..
Once or twice I heard a faint pitter-patter like the feet of the dog going hither and thither on the sand far below me, and there were more bird-like sounds, but that was all.
Pitter-patter the rain falling down / Little glamor sun coming round / Take a walk when autumn comes to town
The rain was coming down heavier now, the drops pitter-pattering on the roof of the truck.
Use pitter-patter when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Pitter-patter means A soft, percussive sound, as of tiny feet, or of rain on a rooftop; patter..
Common synonyms include patter, spatter, sprinkle, spit.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Once or twice I heard a faint pitter-patter like the feet of the dog going hither and thither on the sand far below me, and there were more bird-like sounds, but that was all.
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