Search Result for "pitter-patter":
Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1. a series of rapid tapping sounds;
- Example: "she missed the pitter-patter of little feet around the house"
VERB (2)
1. rain gently;
- Example: "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick"
[syn: sprinkle, spit, spatter, patter, pitter-patter]
2. make light, rapid and repeated sounds;
- Example: "gently pattering rain"
[syn: patter, pitter-patter]
ADVERB (2)
1. as of footsteps;
- Example: "he came running pit-a-pat down the hall"
[syn: pit-a-pat, pitty-patty, pitty-pat, pitter-patter]
2. describing a rhythmic beating;
- Example: "his heart went pit-a-pat"
[syn: pit-a-pat, pitty-patty, pitty-pat, pitter-patter]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Pitter-patter \Pit"ter-pat`ter\, n. A sound like that of alternating light beats. Also, a pattering of words. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Pitter-patter \Pit"ter-pat`ter\, adv. With, or with the sound of, alternating light beats; as, his heart went pitter-patter. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
