pitter-patter
noun
[ ˈpɪtəpatə ]
• a sound like that of quick light steps or taps.
• "the soft pitter-patter of the rain on the leaves"
Similar:
patter,
tapping,
pattering,
drumming,
drumbeat,
clatter,
beat,
beating,
tattoo,
pounding,
throb,
pulsation,
rat-a-tat,
pit-a-pat,
clack,
click-clack,
clacketing,
thrum,
thrumming,
pitter-patter
adverb
• with a sound like that of quick light steps or taps.
• "footsteps that go pitter-patter"
pitter-patter
verb
• move with or make a pitter-patter sound.
• "the rain pitter-pattered on my windows"
Origin:
late Middle English: reduplication (expressing rhythmic repetition) of the verb patter1.
