pitter-patter
Example Sentences
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After greeting students, chasing a football around, "attacking" shoelaces and tights, and exploring parts of the school she has never seen before, the pitter-patter of puppy paws slows down.
From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026
And the waste sprayed on fields often fell on the roofs of nearby houses, Addison writes, with “the soft pitter-patter of rain.”
From New York Times • Jun. 7, 2022
And the rapid-fire pitter-patter of those spidery digits over computer keyboards is a comical running gag throughout.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 21, 2022
Obviously modest in quantity, Saturday’s pitter-patter in Washington may also have escaped widespread notice for another reason.
From Washington Post • Apr. 9, 2022
There was the pitter-patter of footsteps above them, which almost made him stop, but he steeled his nerves and kept going.
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
