pitter-patter
Example Sentences
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Overhead, satin-and-glue pointed toes pitter-patter across stage in a performance of the holiday favorite.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 19, 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
Exhausted after a day of travel, I climbed onto the thin mattress and fell asleep listening to the pitter-patter of rain on the clay roof.
From New York Times • Sep. 25, 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
Ella started to count to ten, but before she got to five, she heard the pitter-patter of tiny feet and spotted the big black noses of several rotties peeking their heads out from behind columns.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
