pitter-patter
Example Sentences
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A noise jolts you awake, and you hear the pitter-patter of tiny, scurrying feet.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 27, 2023
Zookeeper Rosie Owen said: "It's so lovely to once again hear the pitter-patter of tiny, spotty and stripy Malayan tapir feet."
From BBC • Dec. 9, 2022
The predictability of this place calms me: the salty air, the sounds of rushing waves, the pitter-patter of the runners, seagulls chirping and the wind dancing on the sand.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2022
And the waste sprayed on fields often fell on the roofs of nearby houses, Addison writes, with “the soft pitter-patter of rain.”
From New York Times • Jun. 7, 2022
Mama and Papa were so engrossed in their own thoughts and conversation that they didn’t hear the two sets of footsteps pitter-patter down the upstairs hallway.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
