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Definition of pitapatting - 2 dictionary results

pit⋅a⋅pat

  [pit-uh-pat] adverb, noun, verb, -pat⋅ted, -pat⋅ting.
Use pitapatting in a Sentence
–adverb
1. with a quick succession of beats or taps: Her heart beat pitapat with excitement.
–noun
2. the movement or the sound of something going pitapat: the pitapat of hail on a roof.
–verb (used without object)
3. to go pitapat.
Origin:
1515–25; imit. gradational compound
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pit·a·pat   (pĭt'ə-pāt')   
intr.v.   pit·a·pat·ted, pit·a·pat·ting, pit·a·pats

  1. To move with a series of quick tapping steps.

  2. To make a repeated tapping sound.

n.  A series of quick steps, taps, or beats.
adv.  With a rapid tapping sound.

[Imitative.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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