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Definition of pitter-patter adverb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

pitter-patter

adverb

NAmE//ˈpɪt̮ər ˌpæt̮ər//

(also pit-a-pat, pitter-pat)

with quick light steps or beats Her heart went pitter-patter.

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pitter-patter (also pit-a-pat, pitter-pat) noun [singular]

I could hear the pitter-patter of feet in the corridor.See pitter-patter in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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