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Textual thesaurus for "pitter-patter"

(adv) pit-a-pat, pitty-pat, pitty-patty

describing a rhythmic beating

his heart went pit-a-pat


(adv) pit-a-pat, pitty-pat, pitty-patty

as of footsteps

he came running pit-a-pat down the hall


(verb) patter

make light, rapid and repeated sounds

gently pattering rain


(verb) spit, sprinkle, spatter, patter

rain gently

It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick