PITTERING

Verb

pittering

present participle of pitter

Source: Wiktionary


PITTER

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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Word of the Day

10 January 2025

INTERSPERSION

(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”


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Coffee Trivia

Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.

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