† pitter-pattern.¹

Forms: late Middle English pytyr-patyr, 1500s pytter pattour, 1700s pitter-patter.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymon: patter n.¹

Etymology: Reduplication (with vowel variation) of patter n.¹ Compare patter v.¹

Obsolete.

The rapid repetition of words; spec. the mechanical recitation of prayers. Cf. patter v.¹

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > repetition > [noun] > rapid or mechanical repetition

pitter-pattera1450

parrotinga1603

recitation1770

roting1816

psittacism1861

a1450 Castle Perseverance (1969) l. 2398 I swone, I swete, I feynt, I drulle! Ȝene qwene wyth hyr pytyr-patyr Hath al to-dayschyd my skallyd skulle.

1561 Q. Hesther (1873) 30 So they from pytter pattour, may cume to tytter totur Euen the same pylgrimage.

?1770 Conjurer 66 Then sung again to wave the matter, Not liking much her pitter patter.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

† pitter-patterv.¹

Forms: late Middle English piter-pater (Cheshire); Scottish pre-1700 1700s–1800s pitter-patter.

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: pitter-patter n.¹

Etymology: < pitter-patter n.¹ Compare earlier patter v.¹

Obsolete.

transitive. To repeat (words) in a rapid, mechanical way; to recite (prayers, etc.) mechanically. Also intransitive. Cf. patter v.¹ 1a.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > repetition > repeat [verb (transitive)] > rapidly mechanically

pitter-patterc1500

patter1531

pittle-pattle1549

rote?1606

parrot1640

cuckoo1648

chime1697

thrum1710

chant1812

poll-parrot1865

c1500 in R. H. Robbins Secular Lyrics 14th & 15th Cent. (1952) 195 (MED) To the kirke she comme with a gentilwomon..thay kneled bothe on the flore, & fast thay did piter-pater; I hope thay said matens togeder!

1649 in Sc. Notes & Queries 1st Ser. 122 Betie pitter pattered some words quhilk she could not know what they were.

1706 Mare of Collingtoun in J. Watson Choice Coll. Scots Poems i. 48 The Cleck Geese leave off to clatter,..And Priests, Maria's to pitter patter.

1827 W. Tennant Papistry Storm'd iv. 134 Sir Freir began wi' blitter-blatter His pray'rs to saints to pitter-patter.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

pitter-patterv.²

Brit.

/ˈpɪtəpatə/,

/pɪtəˈpatə/, U.S.

/ˈpɪdərˌpædər/, Scottish English

/ˈpɪtərpatər/,

/pɪtərˈpatər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymon: patter v.²

Etymology: Reduplication (with vowel variation) of patter v.² Compare earlier pitter-patter v.¹

Originally Scottish and English regional (northern).

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

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [verb (intransitive)] > patter or spatter

pit-a-pat1606

patter1611

spatter1673

pitter1805

pitter-patter1808

happer1825

1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Pitter-patter,..to move up and down inconstantly, making a clattering noise with the feet.

1825 J. T. Brockett Gloss. North Country Words Pitter-patter, to beat incessantly, like rain.

1918 D. Sigerson Sad Years 76 Restless feet that pitter patter.

1988 First Base Autumn 15/3 He will be remembered for..the long, heavy body and the short, thin legs as he pitter-pattered around the bases after hitting yet another home run.

2004 Rochester (N.Y.) Democrat & Chron. (Nexis) 19 Mar. 18 i You're sitting in a crowded room and you look across and you see a girl and your heart kind of flitters, and pitter-patters, and you just know she's the one.

Derivatives

pitter-ˈpattering adj.

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1891 ‘S. C. Scrivener’ Our Fields & Cities 41 He had..put on a clean collar over a pitter-pattering heart.

1969 Lima (Ohio) News 27 June 20/2 His outlay of less than $1,000 for carpeting was a small price to pay to give sure footing for 1,600 pitter-pattering hooves.

1993 Independent on Sunday 10 Oct. (Review Suppl.) 39/4 The subfusc style that served her so well in concert last year—all acoustic guitars, string bass and pitter-pattering conga drums.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

pitter-patteradv.n.²

Brit.

/ˈpɪtəˌpatə/,

/ˌpɪtəˈpatə/, U.S.

/ˈpɪdərˌpædər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymon: patter n.²

Etymology: Reduplication (with vowel variation) of patter n.² Compare earlier patter v.²

A. adv.

Representing light beating sounds in rapid alternation, as of rain, footsteps, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [adverb] > patter or splatter

pit-a-pata1535

pitter-patter1642

pitter-litter1910

1642 Good & True Christmas Carols sig. A5^v My tongue it doth chater & goes pitter patter.

1679 J. Dryden Troilus & Cressida iv. ii. 53 I'faith: pitter patter, pitter patter, as thick as hal-stones.

1789 D. Sillar Poems 91 When I receiv'd your weel spun lays, Gien me sic routh o' praise, They gard me stan' in sic amaze, That pitter patter My heart is play'd.

1839 W. M. Thackeray Major Gahagan viii Pitter patter, pitter-patter! they [sc. bullets] fell.

1927 L. Hart Whoopsie in Compl. Lyrics (1986) 115/2 When cats and dogs go pitter-patter, Just let them rain from the sky.

1967 B. Kaufman Golden Sardine 77 Pitter patter, boom dropping Bombs in the middle Of my emotions.

2004 San Francisco Chron. (Nexis) 26 Sept. f6 You've made our hearts go pitter-patter.

B. n.²

A rapid alternation of light beating sounds, as those made by rain, footsteps, etc. Also figurative. Cf. patter n.² 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [noun] > pattering or spattering

pit-a-pat1582

pit-a-pat-ationa1735

squatter1788

pattering1798

patter1822

splatter1827

pit-a-patting1844

pat1846

pitter-patter1863

spattering1866

1863 R. W. Buchanan Undertones i. vii I lie and hearken,..To the tinkling clatter, Pitter, patter, Of the rain On the leaves close to me.

1897 W. H. Thornton Reminisc. Clergyman vi. 169 I heard a pitter-patter, which seemed to be the tramp of a flock of sheep.

1939 V. Woolf Writer's Diary 6 Sept. (1953) 318 This little pitter patter of ideas.

1995 Independent 14 Apr. 21/1 Real clothes make for boring shows and a polite pitter-patter of clapping.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

n.¹a1450

v.¹c1500

v.²1808

adv.n.²1642

单词	pitter-patter
释义	† pitter-pattern.¹ Forms: late Middle English pytyr-patyr, 1500s pytter pattour, 1700s pitter-patter. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymon: patter n.¹ Etymology: Reduplication (with vowel variation) of patter n.¹ Compare patter v.¹ Obsolete. The rapid repetition of words; spec. the mechanical recitation of prayers. Cf. patter v.¹ ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > repetition > [noun] > rapid or mechanical repetition pitter-pattera1450 parrotinga1603 recitation1770 roting1816 psittacism1861 a1450 Castle Perseverance (1969) l. 2398 I swone, I swete, I feynt, I drulle! Ȝene qwene wyth hyr pytyr-patyr Hath al to-dayschyd my skallyd skulle. 1561 Q. Hesther (1873) 30 So they from pytter pattour, may cume to tytter totur Euen the same pylgrimage. ?1770 Conjurer 66 Then sung again to wave the matter, Not liking much her pitter patter. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online December 2020). † pitter-patterv.¹ Forms: late Middle English piter-pater (Cheshire); Scottish pre-1700 1700s–1800s pitter-patter. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: pitter-patter n.¹ Etymology: < pitter-patter n.¹ Compare earlier patter v.¹ Obsolete. transitive. To repeat (words) in a rapid, mechanical way; to recite (prayers, etc.) mechanically. Also intransitive. Cf. patter v.¹ 1a. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > repetition > repeat [verb (transitive)] > rapidly mechanically pitter-patterc1500 patter1531 pittle-pattle1549 rote?1606 parrot1640 cuckoo1648 chime1697 thrum1710 chant1812 poll-parrot1865 c1500 in R. H. Robbins Secular Lyrics 14th & 15th Cent. (1952) 195 (MED) To the kirke she comme with a gentilwomon..thay kneled bothe on the flore, & fast thay did piter-pater; I hope thay said matens togeder! 1649 in Sc. Notes & Queries 1st Ser. 122 Betie pitter pattered some words quhilk she could not know what they were. 1706 Mare of Collingtoun in J. Watson Choice Coll. Scots Poems i. 48 The Cleck Geese leave off to clatter,..And Priests, Maria's to pitter patter. 1827 W. Tennant Papistry Storm'd iv. 134 Sir Freir began wi' blitter-blatter His pray'rs to saints to pitter-patter. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online December 2020). pitter-patterv.² Brit. /ˈpɪtəpatə/, /pɪtəˈpatə/, U.S. /ˈpɪdərˌpædər/, Scottish English /ˈpɪtərpatər/, /pɪtərˈpatər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymon: patter v.² Etymology: Reduplication (with vowel variation) of patter v.² Compare earlier pitter-patter v.¹ Originally Scottish and English regional (northern). 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 ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [verb (intransitive)] > patter or spatter pit-a-pat1606 patter1611 spatter1673 pitter1805 pitter-patter1808 happer1825 1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Pitter-patter,..to move up and down inconstantly, making a clattering noise with the feet. 1825 J. T. Brockett Gloss. North Country Words Pitter-patter, to beat incessantly, like rain. 1918 D. Sigerson Sad Years 76 Restless feet that pitter patter. 1988 First Base Autumn 15/3 He will be remembered for..the long, heavy body and the short, thin legs as he pitter-pattered around the bases after hitting yet another home run. 2004 Rochester (N.Y.) Democrat & Chron. (Nexis) 19 Mar. 18 i You're sitting in a crowded room and you look across and you see a girl and your heart kind of flitters, and pitter-patters, and you just know she's the one. Derivatives pitter-ˈpattering adj. ΚΠ 1891 ‘S. C. Scrivener’ Our Fields & Cities 41 He had..put on a clean collar over a pitter-pattering heart. 1969 Lima (Ohio) News 27 June 20/2 His outlay of less than $1,000 for carpeting was a small price to pay to give sure footing for 1,600 pitter-pattering hooves. 1993 Independent on Sunday 10 Oct. (Review Suppl.) 39/4 The subfusc style that served her so well in concert last year—all acoustic guitars, string bass and pitter-pattering conga drums. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). pitter-patteradv.n.² Brit. /ˈpɪtəˌpatə/, /ˌpɪtəˈpatə/, U.S. /ˈpɪdərˌpædər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymon: patter n.² Etymology: Reduplication (with vowel variation) of patter n.² Compare earlier patter v.² A. adv. Representing light beating sounds in rapid alternation, as of rain, footsteps, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [adverb] > patter or splatter pit-a-pata1535 pitter-patter1642 pitter-litter1910 1642 Good & True Christmas Carols sig. A5^v My tongue it doth chater & goes pitter patter. 1679 J. Dryden Troilus & Cressida iv. ii. 53 I'faith: pitter patter, pitter patter, as thick as hal-stones. 1789 D. Sillar Poems 91 When I receiv'd your weel spun lays, Gien me sic routh o' praise, They gard me stan' in sic amaze, That pitter patter My heart is play'd. 1839 W. M. Thackeray Major Gahagan viii Pitter patter, pitter-patter! they [sc. bullets] fell. 1927 L. Hart Whoopsie in Compl. Lyrics (1986) 115/2 When cats and dogs go pitter-patter, Just let them rain from the sky. 1967 B. Kaufman Golden Sardine 77 Pitter patter, boom dropping Bombs in the middle Of my emotions. 2004 San Francisco Chron. (Nexis) 26 Sept. f6 You've made our hearts go pitter-patter. B. n.² A rapid alternation of light beating sounds, as those made by rain, footsteps, etc. Also figurative. Cf. patter n.² 1. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [noun] > pattering or spattering pit-a-pat1582 pit-a-pat-ationa1735 squatter1788 pattering1798 patter1822 splatter1827 pit-a-patting1844 pat1846 pitter-patter1863 spattering1866 1863 R. W. Buchanan Undertones i. vii I lie and hearken,..To the tinkling clatter, Pitter, patter, Of the rain On the leaves close to me. 1897 W. H. Thornton Reminisc. Clergyman vi. 169 I heard a pitter-patter, which seemed to be the tramp of a flock of sheep. 1939 V. Woolf Writer's Diary 6 Sept. (1953) 318 This little pitter patter of ideas. 1995 Independent 14 Apr. 21/1 Real clothes make for boring shows and a polite pitter-patter of clapping. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹a1450v.¹c1500v.²1808adv.n.²1642
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† pitter-pattern.1

† pitter-patterv.1

pitter-patterv.2

Derivatives

pitter-patteradv.n.2

† pitter-pattern.¹

† pitter-patterv.¹

pitter-patterv.²

pitter-patteradv.n.²