pitter-patter

noun

🔊/ˈpɪtə pætə(r)/

🔊/ˈpɪtər pætər/

(also pit-a-pat)

[singular]

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quick light steps or beats
- I could hear the pitter-patter of feet in the corridor.我能听到走廊里脚的啪啪作响声。
Word Originlate Middle English: reduplication (expressing rhythmic repetition) of the verb patter.

adverb

🔊/ˈpɪtə pætə(r)/

🔊/ˈpɪtər pætər/

(also pit-a-pat)

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with quick light steps or beats 扑扑的响声；噼啪声；哒哒声
Word Originlate Middle English: reduplication (expressing rhythmic repetition) of the verb patter.