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Pit-a-pat

adj, adv, intj, noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective

1
Characterized by quick tapping sounds; palpitating.
"The chesnut ringlets were speedily twitched from the confining paper, her Sunday hat, gown, and neckerchief bustled on in a moment, and wondering what he would say, and how she should feel and behave on the trying occasion, she descended with a pit-a-pat heart, and a cheek covered with burning blushes."

Adverb

1
With a quick tapping sound not-comparable
"“Only a scraping of shoes on the mat? / “Anything like the sound of a rat / “Makes my heart go pit-a-pat!”"

Adverb

1
describing a rhythmic beating wordnet
2
as of footsteps wordnet

Intj

1
Representing a series of quick tapping sounds.
"Pit-a-pat, pit-a-pat, the bullets kept falling and stirring up little puffs of dust on the open ground in front of the zeriba."

Noun

1
A series of quick tapping sounds

Verb

1
To make a series of quick tapping sounds; to palpitate

Etymology

Etymology 1

Imitative.

Etymology 2

Imitative.

Etymology 3

Imitative.

Etymology 4

Imitative.

Etymology 5

Imitative.

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