pitter-patter
See also: pitterpatter
English
editEtymology
editReduplication of patter.
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɪt.əˈpæt.ə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɪt.ɚˈpæt.ɚ/
Noun
edit- A soft, percussive sound, as of tiny feet, or of rain on a rooftop.
- 1898, H.G. Wells, The War of the Worlds, London: William Heinemann, page 237:
- 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.
Translations
editsoft percussive sound
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