1. (verb) pitter-patter
a series of rapid tapping sounds
"she missed the pitter-patter of little feet around the house"
2. (verb) sprinkle, spit, spatter, patter, pitter-patter
rain gently
"It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick"
3. (adverb) patter, pitter-patter
make light, rapid and repeated sounds
"gently pattering rain"
4. (adverb) pit-a-pat, pitty-patty, pitty-pat, pitter-patter
as of footsteps
"he came running pit-a-pat down the hall"
5. (adverb) pit-a-pat, pitty-patty, pitty-pat, pitter-patter
describing a rhythmic beating
"his heart went pit-a-pat"
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Definition of pitter-patter 
