pitter-patter

Example Sentences

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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

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

Bantering with Badu, he pulls sassy glissandos from the horn and pushes her into pitter-patter rhythmic exchanges.

From New York Times • Sep. 23, 2021

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