nnoun.eventa series of rapid tapping soundsExamples:- she missed the pitter-patter of little feet around the house
Derivationally Related Form:pitter-patter
Hypernyms:pat rap tap
Inherited Hypernyms:pitter-patterpatsoundhappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.weatherrain gentlySynset:patter spatter spit sprinkle
Examples:- It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick
Derivationally Related Form:sprinklesprinkling
Hypernyms:rain rain down
Inherited Hypernyms:sprinklerainprecipitate
Sentence Frame:It is ---ing
vverb.perceptionmake light, rapid and repeated soundsSynset:patter
Derivationally Related Form:pitter-patterpatter
Hypernyms:go sound
Inherited Hypernyms:pattersoundcause to be perceived
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody ---s PP
advadv.allas of footstepsSynset:pit-a-pat pitty-pat pitty-patty
Examples:- he came running pit-a-pat down the hall
Inherited Hypernyms:pit-a-pat
advadv.alldescribing a rhythmic beatingSynset:pit-a-pat pitty-pat pitty-patty
Inherited Hypernyms:pit-a-pat