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

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

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

I like it when it rains because the soft pitter-patter on the tin roof is soothing, but it never lasts more than a few minutes.

From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez