1. rapid light sounds, especially of footsteps or heartbeats
Usage: plural form

1. makes rapid light sounds; moves with quick light steps
Usage: third person singular present

Examples

• The rain made soft pitapats on the roof.
• She heard the pitapats of tiny feet in the hallway.
• His heart pitapats whenever he sees her.
• The mouse pitapats across the kitchen floor.
• The pitapats of raindrops grew louder during the storm.
• The child pitapats down the stairs in bare feet.