PITTER

Proper noun

Pitter (plural Pitters)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Pitter is the 24787th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1005 individuals. Pitter is most common among Black/African American (65.17%) and White (26.67%) individuals.

Etymology 1

Noun

pitter (plural pitters)

A device that removes pits from fruit such as olives or cherries.

Etymology 2

Verb

pitter (third-person singular simple present pitters, present participle pittering, simple past and past participle pittered)

To make a pattering sound.

Source: Wiktionary


Pit"ter, n.

Definition: A contrivance for removing the pits from peaches, plums, and other stone fruit.

Pit"ter, v. i.

Definition: To make a pattering sound; to murmur; as, pittering streams. [Obs.] R. Greene.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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24 September 2024

PROSODIC

(adjective) of or relating to the rhythmic aspect of language or to the suprasegmental phonemes of pitch and stress and juncture and nasalization and voicing


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