pitter-patter
- IPA[ˈpidərˌpadər]
美式
- a sound as of quick light steps or taps
- with the sound of quick light steps or taps
- move with or make a pitter-patter sound
verb: pitter-patter, 3rd person present: pitter-patters, gerund or present participle: pitter-pattering, past tense: pitter-pattered, past participle: pitter-pattered
noun: pitter-patter, plural noun: pitter-patters
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. a sound as of quick light steps or taps the pitter-patter of tiny feet
副詞
- 1. with the sound of quick light steps or taps footsteps that go pitter-patter
動詞
- 1. move with or make a pitter-patter sound the rain pitter-pattered on my windows
- 更多解釋
- IPA[ˈpɪtəpatə]
英式
- a sound like that of quick light steps or taps: the soft pitter-patter of the rain on the leaves
- with a sound like that of quick light steps or taps: footsteps that go pitter-patter
- move with or make a pitter-patter sound: the rain pitter-pattered on my windows
Oxford Dictionary