| 单词 | the patter of tiny feet |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthe patter of tiny (also little) feet 2. spec. The sound of light footfall; used allusively to indicate the presence of young children or the imminent birth of a child, esp. in the patter of tiny (also little) feet. Also in extended use. Cf. patter v.2 2. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > baby or infant > [noun] > presence or expectation of the patter of tiny (also little) feeta1849 pattering1849 a1849 H. Coleridge Poems (1851) II. 291 They stole away The patter of their feet still fretted me. 1863 H. W. Longfellow Children's Hour ii, in Tales Wayside Inn 209 I hear in the chamber above me The patter of little feet..And voices soft and sweet. 1883 R. Gower My Reminisc. II. xxi. 28 The patter of little feet, and the unconscious joyousness of children. 1924 N. Coward Rat Trap iii. 68 And we're to expect little clinging fingers and the patter of tiny feet. 1966 Guardian 29 Dec. 14/1 At any time now, the patter of little feet is expected to indicate that Helga's dream has at last come true... Helga is a polar bear. 2003 Belfast News Let. (Nexis) 30 Jan. (Features section) 16 Not quite the patter of tiny feet but the charge of a whole football team of little bairns. < as lemmas |
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