Word Study
pit-a-pat
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adverbial pit-a-pat has 2 senses
- pit-a-pat(r = adv.all) pitter-patter, pitty-pat, pitty-patty - as of footsteps; "he came running pit-a-pat down the hall"
- pit-a-pat(r = adv.all) pitter-patter, pitty-pat, pitty-patty - describing a rhythmic beating; "his heart went pit-a-pat"
OXFORD DICTIONARY
pit-a-pat, adv. & n. (also pitter-patter)
--adv.
1 with a sound like quick light steps.
2 with a faltering sound (heart went pit-a-pat).
--n. such a sound.
--adv.
1 with a sound like quick light steps.
2 with a faltering sound (heart went pit-a-pat).
--n. such a sound.
Etymology
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