pitter-patter

Example Sentences

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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

The pitter-patter that Voyager 1 detected gives insight into how interstellar gas interacts with solar wind, along with the overall density of the heliopause region.

From Salon

The pitter-patter of drops could not be drowned out.

From Los Angeles Times

Part of that is how the amazing DualSense controller’s clever motorized triggers and intensely precise vibrations can recreate the crunching sensation of strutting across a sandy beach or the pitter-patter of rain.

From The Verge