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pitter-patter

/pit-er-pat-er/US // ˈpɪt ərˈpæt ər //UK // (ˈpɪtəˌpætə) //

点点滴滴,滴答滴答,坑坑洼洼的,坑坑洼洼

Related Words

chatter唠叨,喋喋不休,唠叨声,聊天traipse行走,行走路线,行走时,行车路线sneak偷偷摸摸,偷偷摸摸的,偷偷的,偷偷地tap轻拍,敲击,轻敲,敲打rattle拨浪鼓,拨浪鼓的声音,拨动,拨浪鼓声pelt毛皮,生皮,生皮的作用,毛皮的颜色scurry疾跑,窜逃,逃窜,窜窜跳跳tiptoe蹑手蹑脚,踮起脚尖,蹑手蹑脚地,蹑手蹑脚的pad垫子,衬垫,垫,垫板scuttle窜货,窜改,窜位,窜逃skip跳过,跳绳,跳过去,跳跃pat拍拍,拍,拍拍拍,拍摄trip旅行,旅程,旅程中,旅行中rat-a-tat你来我往，你来我往pussyfoot猫脚,小脚丫,猫脚丫子,猫足trek跋涉,跋山涉水,徒步旅行,跋扈march进行曲,行进,前进,行军patter淅淅沥沥,模式,啪啪啪,啪嗒啪嗒plod蹒跚学步,蹒跚而行,蹒跚前行,蹒跚学步的人hike徒步旅行,加息,远足,徒步行走

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the sound of a rapid succession of light beats or taps, as of rain, footsteps, etc.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to produce or move with this sound: She pitter-pattered along the hallway.
adv.副词 adverb
  1. 1
    • : with such a sound: to run pitter-patter through the house.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inpatter
Forms: pitter-pattered, pitter-pattering
Synonyms
chatter唠叨,喋喋不休,唠叨声,聊天pad垫子,衬垫,垫,垫板pat拍拍,拍,拍拍拍,拍摄pelt毛皮,生皮,生皮的作用,毛皮的颜色rat-a-tat你来我往，你来我往rattle拨浪鼓,拨浪鼓的声音,拨动,拨浪鼓声scurry疾跑,窜逃,逃窜,窜窜跳跳scuttle窜货,窜改,窜位,窜逃skip跳过,跳绳,跳过去,跳跃tap轻拍,敲击,轻敲,敲打tiptoe蹑手蹑脚,踮起脚尖,蹑手蹑脚地,蹑手蹑脚的trip旅行,旅程,旅程中,旅行中pitapat坑蒙拐骗,坑爹的,坑爹,坑口
as inpad
Forms: pitter-pattered, pitter-pattering
Synonyms
sneak偷偷摸摸,偷偷摸摸的,偷偷的,偷偷地traipse行走,行走路线,行走时,行车路线creep爬行,蠕变,攀登,匍匐前进hike徒步旅行,加息,远足,徒步行走march进行曲,行进,前进,行军patter淅淅沥沥,模式,啪啪啪,啪嗒啪嗒plod蹒跚学步,蹒跚而行,蹒跚前行,蹒跚学步的人pussyfoot猫脚,小脚丫,猫脚丫子,猫足steal偷盗,盗取,盗窃,窃取tramp流浪汉,流浪者,踯躅不前,踯躅不前者trek跋涉,跋山涉水,徒步旅行,跋扈trudge跋涉,跋涉前进,踯躅不前,践踏go barefoot打赤脚,赤脚,光脚,赤足
as inpalpitate
Forms: pitter-pattered, pitter-pattering
Synonyms
flutter扑腾,飘扬,飘动,翩翩起舞pound重击,磅,捣毁,敲击pulsate脉动,脉动式,跳动,脉冲式pulse脉冲,脉搏,脉动,脉络quiver颤抖,颤动,颤抖吧,抖动shiver颤抖,哆嗦,颤动,抖动throb悸动,跳动,搏动,抽动tremble颤抖,震颤,抖动,颤动vibrate震动,振动,震荡,震撼pitpat坑洼不平,坑爹的,坑爹,坑洼不平的地方

Examples

  • The scenes are succinct, by and large; the patter of the characters rolls right along, whether you catch their drift or not.

  • But feverish speculation and the constant patter of Vaudevillian innuendo came to overshadow more serious business.

  • Her father, Frederick Dalziel, was British and with a bearing and patter that suggested far more wealth than he had.

  • You pretty much can't get a better absurdist parody of politicians' vapid sure-is-nice-to-be-here patter than that.

  • My heart kept up its pitter-patter as I continued reading down the thread.

  • The short steps patter on the bridge connecting the upper rotunda with the cell-house, and pass along the gallery.

  • When the carriage-door was shut and the driver was mounting his box, the same old patter attracted my attention.

  • Weston looked up sharply as a patter of approaching footsteps rose out of the shadows behind him.

  • At that moment there was the sound of a scream, then the patter of running feet in the court below.

  • Let others who have more sin on their souls, and are more frighted by priests' patter, go if they list.

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