PITAPATS

Noun

pitapats

plural of pitapat

Source: Wiktionary


PITAPAT

Pit"a*pat`, adv. Etym: [An onomatopoetic reduplication of pat a light, quick blow.]

Definition: In a flutter; with palpitation or quick succession of beats. Lowell. "The fox's heart went pitapat." L'Estrange.

Pit"a*pat`, n.

Definition: A light, repeated sound; a pattering, as of the rain. "The pitapat of a pretty foot." Dryden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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