pitter-patter

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   A soft, percussive sound, as of tiny feet, or of rain on a rooftop

   A soft, percussive sound, as of tiny feet, or of rain on a rooftop; patter.

   • Once or twice I heard a faint pitter-patter like the feet of the dog going hither and thither on the sand far below me, and there were more bird-like sounds, but that was all.
   • Pitter-patter the rain falling down / Little glamor sun coming round / Take a walk when autumn comes to town
2. 2

   To patter

   To patter; to scurry.

   • The rain was coming down heavier now, the drops pitter-pattering on the roof of the truck.

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