pitapat

Example Sentences

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Suddenly he fancied he heard feet outside going pitapat.

From Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales Second Series by Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian)

"Three times and out," he whispered as the boys' hearts went pitapat.

From A Son of the City A Story of Boy Life by Seely, Herman Gastrell

Awguan, top horse and foreman of Stanley's mount, swung pitapat down the winding pass at a brisk fox trot.

From Copper Streak Trail by Rhodes, Eugene Manlove

Just as she was ready to open, she heard the pitapat of little Nanna's steps on the bridge from the bank.

From Mary by Bjørnson, Bjørnstjerne

I stood, and looked, and listened, and my heart went pitapat.

From Fables for Children, Stories for Children, Natural Science Stories, Popular Education, Decembrists, Moral Tales by Tolstoy, Leo, graf