pitter-patter

Example Sentences

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And the rapid-fire pitter-patter of those spidery digits over computer keyboards is a comical running gag throughout.

From Seattle Times

Obviously modest in quantity, Saturday’s pitter-patter in Washington may also have escaped widespread notice for another reason.

From Washington Post

“You can feel the warm air of the Indian Ocean running through his novels as well as the pitter-patter of English rain,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times

Bantering with Badu, he pulls sassy glissandos from the horn and pushes her into pitter-patter rhythmic exchanges.

From New York Times

The pane of glass before him reflects back at us his house’s immediate surroundings: a large tree, an overcast sky, a falling rain whose gentle pitter-patter fills in the silence.

From Los Angeles Times