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Pitter-patter   Listen
Pitter-patter

noun
1.
A series of rapid tapping sounds.





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"Pitter-patter" Quotes from Famous Books



... fisherman did not expect an answer, for he straightened up once more and proceeded to whittle. The pitter-patter of the trotting horse, and the clatter of the wheels upon the flinty road, broke rudely upon the familiar little noises of the quiet summer morning. One sidewise glance satisfied Orn that the men in the vehicle were from Auburn prison. He stopped ...
— The Secret of the Storm Country • Grace Miller White
... country. To do that you must rough it, as I did both at Modin and at Hebron. To return to the latter. The rooms have stone floors and vaulted roofs, the children walk about with wooden shoes, and the pitter-patter makes a pleasant music. They throw off the shoes as they enter the room. My host had been in Hebron for six years, and he told me overnight what I observed for myself next day, that, considering the fearful conditions ...
— The Book of Delight and Other Papers • Israel Abrahams


Words linked to "Pitter-patter" :   sound, rap, go, rain down, pat, rain, tap


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