单词 | pit-a-patting |
释义 | > as lemmasˈpit-a-patting ˈpit-a-patting n. and adj. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [noun] > pattering or spattering pit-a-pat1582 pit-a-pat-ationa1735 squatter1788 pattering1798 patter1822 splatter1827 pit-a-patting1844 pat1846 pitter-patter1863 spattering1866 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [adjective] > pattering or spattering spattering1576 tattling1576 pittering1594 pit-a-pata1637 pattering1697 pit-a-patting1844 1844 M. F. Tupper Crock of Gold xxvi. 209 He was so very fearful the pitapating would betray him. 1869 R. D. Blackmore Lorna Doone I. vii. 79 My little heart was ashamed of its pit-a-patting. 1894 Outing 24 14/1 I looked around..a soft pit-a-patting sound behind me. 2000 Washington Post (Nexis) 27 Feb. x.05 Their pit-patting paws and flapping wings intrude into almost every chapter. < as lemmas |
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