pitter-patter
Example Sentences
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“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
Between meetings, Katt Aubry caught herself looking over at her pet’s empty dog bed by her desk and missing the pitter-patter of his footsteps around the house.
From Washington Post
Trump still makes many Americans’ hearts go pitter-patter.
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
