pitter-patter

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈpɪt.əˈpæt.ə/    美 /ˈpɪt.ɚˈpæt.ɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A soft, percussive sound, as of tiny feet, or of rain on a rooftop; patter. uncountable
    — Once or twice I heard a faint pitter-patter like the feet of the dog going hither and thither on the sand far below me, and there were more bird-like sounds, but that was all.
动词 v.
  1. To patter; to scurry. intransitive
    — The rain was coming down heavier now, the drops pitter-pattering on the roof of the truck.

词形变化

pitter-patters present,singular,third-person pitter-pattering participle,present pitter-pattered participle,past pitter-pattered past

词源

词源 1
Reduplication of patter.
词源 2
Reduplication of patter.
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