intransitive. To go pit-a-pat; to palpitate, patter; to make a pattering sound.
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| 释义 | the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [verb (intransitive)] > patter or spatter (6) pit-a-pat1606 intransitive. To go pit-a-pat; to palpitate, patter; to make a pattering sound. patter1611 intransitive. To make a rapid succession of light taps or strokes; to beat or drum softly or rhythmically. spatter1673 To fall, descend, strike, in heavy drops or with a sound suggestive of these. pitter1805 intransitive. To make a rapid succession of light taps, or similar slight sounds; to run with quick, light-sounding steps. Cf. patter, v.2 pitter-patter1808 intransitive. To run with short light-sounding steps; to beat with a rapid alternation of light taps or pats, as rain; to palpitate. Cf. patter, v.2 happer1825 intransitive. English regional (south-western). (a) To crackle, snap; (b) (esp. of rain or snow) to fall heavily; to patter. Now rare. |
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