pitter-patter
Example Sentences
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The delicate pitter-patter of a drum’s cymbal is the only sound to break through the thick brick wall of the obscure performance venue, Sun Space, and reach the wide, desolate Sunland Boulevard.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
A noise jolts you awake, and you hear the pitter-patter of tiny, scurrying feet.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 27, 2023
Zookeeper Rosie Owen said: "It's so lovely to once again hear the pitter-patter of tiny, spotty and stripy Malayan tapir feet."
From BBC • Dec. 9, 2022
Exhausted after a day of travel, I climbed onto the thin mattress and fell asleep listening to the pitter-patter of rain on the clay roof.
From New York Times • Sep. 25, 2022
When I was learning to walk, soon as I took my first pitter-patter, Darryl probably pushed me.
From "Sunny" by Jason Reynolds
