pitapat

pit·a·pat

 (pĭt′ə-păt′)

intr.v. pit·a·pat·ted, pit·a·pat·ting, pit·a·pats

1. To move with a series of quick tapping steps.

2. To make a repeated tapping sound.

n.

A series of quick steps, taps, or beats.

adv.

With a rapid tapping sound.

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[Imitative.]

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pitapat

(ˌpɪtəˈpæt)

adv

with quick light taps or beats

vb, -pats, -patting or -patted

(intr) to make quick light taps or beats

n

such taps or beats

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pit•a•pat

(ˈpɪt əˌpæt)

adv., n., v. -pat•ted, -pat•ting. adv.

1. with a quick succession of beats or taps.

n.

2. the movement or the sound of something going pitapat.

v.i.

3. to go pitapat.

[1515–25; imitative gradational compound]

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pitapat

Past participle: pitapatted
Gerund: pitapatting

Imperative

pitapat

pitapat

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Translations

pitapat

[ˈpɪtəˈpæt] ADV to go pitapat [feet, rain] → golpetear
my heart went pitapat → el corazón me latía con fuerza

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pitapat

[ˌpɪtəˈpæt] adv
to go pitapat [heart] → battre la chamade; [rain] → tambourinerpit bull terrier n → pit-bull m

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pitapat

adv (of heart) → poch poch, klopf klopf; (of feet) → tapp tapp; to go pitapat (heart) → pochen, klopfen

n (of rain, heart) → Klopfen nt; (of feet) → Getrappel nt, → Getrippel nt

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pitapat

[ˈpɪtəˈpæt] adv to go pitapat (heart) → palpitare; (rain) → picchiettare

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