pitter-patter

pit·ter-pat·ter

P0337700 (pĭt′ər-păt′ər)n. A rapid series of light tapping sounds.intr.v. pit·ter-pat·tered, pit·ter-pat·ter·ing, pit·ter-pat·ters To make or move with a series of light tapping sounds: rain pitter-pattering on the roof.

[Imitative.]

pitter-patter

(ˈpɪtəˌpætə) nthe sound of light rapid taps or pats, as of raindropsvb (intr) to make such a soundadvwith such a sound: the rain fell pitter-patter on the window.

pit•ter-pat•ter

(ˈpɪt ərˈpæt ər)

n. 1. the sound of a rapid succession of light beats or taps, as of rain or footsteps. v.i. 2. to produce or move with this sound. adv. 3. with such a sound. [1400–50; late Middle English: a babbled prayer; of expressive orig.]

pitter-patter

Past participle: pitter-pattered
Gerund: pitter-pattering

Imperative
pitter-patter
pitter-patter

Present
I pitter-patter
you pitter-patter
he/she/it pitter-patters
we pitter-patter
you pitter-patter
they pitter-patter

Preterite
I pitter-pattered
you pitter-pattered
he/she/it pitter-pattered
we pitter-pattered
you pitter-pattered
they pitter-pattered

Present Continuous
I am pitter-pattering
you are pitter-pattering
he/she/it is pitter-pattering
we are pitter-pattering
you are pitter-pattering
they are pitter-pattering

Present Perfect
I have pitter-pattered
you have pitter-pattered
he/she/it has pitter-pattered
we have pitter-pattered
you have pitter-pattered
they have pitter-pattered

Past Continuous
I was pitter-pattering
you were pitter-pattering
he/she/it was pitter-pattering
we were pitter-pattering
you were pitter-pattering
they were pitter-pattering

Past Perfect
I had pitter-pattered
you had pitter-pattered
he/she/it had pitter-pattered
we had pitter-pattered
you had pitter-pattered
they had pitter-pattered

Future
I will pitter-patter
you will pitter-patter
he/she/it will pitter-patter
we will pitter-patter
you will pitter-patter
they will pitter-patter

Future Perfect
I will have pitter-pattered
you will have pitter-pattered
he/she/it will have pitter-pattered
we will have pitter-pattered
you will have pitter-pattered
they will have pitter-pattered

Future Continuous
I will be pitter-pattering
you will be pitter-pattering
he/she/it will be pitter-pattering
we will be pitter-pattering
you will be pitter-pattering
they will be pitter-pattering

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been pitter-pattering
you have been pitter-pattering
he/she/it has been pitter-pattering
we have been pitter-pattering
you have been pitter-pattering
they have been pitter-pattering

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been pitter-pattering
you will have been pitter-pattering
he/she/it will have been pitter-pattering
we will have been pitter-pattering
you will have been pitter-pattering
they will have been pitter-pattering

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been pitter-pattering
you had been pitter-pattering
he/she/it had been pitter-pattering
we had been pitter-pattering
you had been pitter-pattering
they had been pitter-pattering

Conditional
I would pitter-patter
you would pitter-patter
he/she/it would pitter-patter
we would pitter-patter
you would pitter-patter
they would pitter-patter

Past Conditional
I would have pitter-pattered
you would have pitter-pattered
he/she/it would have pitter-pattered
we would have pitter-pattered
you would have pitter-pattered
they would have pitter-pattered

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pitter-patter - a series of rapid tapping sounds; "she missed the pitter-patter of little feet around the house"pat, tap, rap - the sound made by a gentle blow
Verb	1.	pitter-patter - rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick"patter, spatter, spit, sprinklerain, rain down - precipitate as rain; "If it rains much more, we can expect some flooding"
	2.	pitter-patter - make light, rapid and repeated sounds; "gently pattering rain"pattersound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"
Adv.	1.	pitter-patter - as of footsteps; "he came running pit-a-pat down the hall"pit-a-pat, pitty-pat, pitty-patty
	2.	pitter-patter - describing a rhythmic beating; "his heart went pit-a-pat"pit-a-pat, pitty-pat, pitty-patty

Translations

pitter-patter

(pitəˈpӕtə) noun a light, tapping sound. the pitter-patter of rain on a window.劈劈啪啪声 verb to make such a sound. 劈啪作响 adverb while making this sound. The mouse ran pitter-patter across the floor.劈劈啪啪地

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Synonyms for pitter-patter

noun a series of rapid tapping sounds

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verb rain gently

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verb make light, rapid and repeated sounds

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adv as of footsteps

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adv describing a rhythmic beating

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