SkyfireDict

pitter-patter   (TTS Sound)

The noun pitter-patter has 1 sense

• pitter-patter -- (a series of rapid tapping sounds; "she missed the pitter-patter of little feet around the house")

The verb pitter-patter has 2 senses

• sprinkle, spit, spatter, patter, pitter-patter -- (rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick")


• patter, pitter-patter -- (make light, rapid and repeated sounds; "gently pattering rain")

The adv pitter-patter has 2 senses

• pit-a-pat, pitty-patty, pitty-pat, pitter-patter -- (as of footsteps; "he came running pit-a-pat down the hall")


• pit-a-pat, pitty-patty, pitty-pat, pitter-patter -- (describing a rhythmic beating; "his heart went pit-a-pat")