verb
- past tense of pitapat; made a rapid succession of light tapping sounds
Usage: often describes heartbeats, footsteps, or raindrops
Examples
- Her heart pitapatted with excitement as she opened the letter.
- Rain pitapatted against the window all night long.
- The child’s feet pitapatted down the hallway.
- His pulse pitapatted nervously during the interview.
- Hail pitapatted on the roof during the storm.
- The dog’s paws pitapatted across the wooden floor.