| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| pitapat |
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| SYLLABICATION: | pit·a·pat |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  p t  -p t |
| INTRANSITIVE VERB: | Inflected forms: pit·a·pat·ted, pit·a·pat·ting, pit·a·pats
1. To move with a series of quick tapping steps. 2. To make a repeated tapping sound. | | NOUN: | A series of quick steps, taps, or beats. | | ADVERB: | With a rapid tapping sound. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Imitative.
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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