Word Study
pitty-pat
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adverbial pitty-pat has 2 senses
- pitty-pat(r = adv.all) pit-a-pat, pitter-patter, pitty-patty - as of footsteps; "he came running pit-a-pat down the hall"
- pitty-pat(r = adv.all) pit-a-pat, pitter-patter, pitty-patty - describing a rhythmic beating; "his heart went pit-a-pat"
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