With a pitter-patter of footsteps she runs off to the entrance.
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Pitter-patter
//ˈpɪt.əˈpæt.ə//
Synonyms for "pitter-patter" (123 found)
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Translations
15 translations across 9 languages.
Bengali
1 entries- রিমঝিম noun (soft percussive sound)
Finnish
2 entries- ropina noun (soft percussive sound)
- tepsutus noun (soft percussive sound)
French
2 entries- clapotis noun (soft percussive sound)
- tapotement noun (soft percussive sound)
German
1 entries- Getapse noun (soft percussive sound)
Italian
2 entries- picchiettìo noun (soft percussive sound)
- scalpiccìo noun (soft percussive sound)
Japanese
2 entries- しとしと noun (soft percussive sound)
- ぱたぱたと noun (soft percussive sound)
Spanish
2 entries- golpeteo noun (soft percussive sound)
- palpitaciones noun (soft percussive sound)
Urdu
1 entries- رِم جِھم noun (soft percussive sound)
Vietnamese
2 entries- bôm bốp noun (soft percussive sound)
- lộp độp noun (soft percussive sound)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
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.
Source: wiktionary
Pitter-patter the rain falling down / Little glamor sun coming round / Take a walk when autumn comes to town
Source: wiktionary
The rain was coming down heavier now, the drops pitter-pattering on the roof of the truck.
Source: wiktionary
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