pitter-patter
Example Sentences
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“We would wake to the pitter-patter of little feet in the middle of the night,” Groonwald recalls, saying that the experience taught her two lessons.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 14, 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
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
Obviously modest in quantity, Saturday’s pitter-patter in Washington may also have escaped widespread notice for another reason.
From Washington Post • Apr. 9, 2022
He heard what sounded like the pitter-patter of heavy rain on glass.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
