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Definition of pit-a-pat adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

pit-a-pat

adverb

/ˌpɪt ə ˈpæt/

/ˌpɪt ə ˈpæt/

(also pitter-patter)

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with quick light steps or beats
- Her heart went pit-a-pat.
Word Originearly 16th cent.: imitative of alternating sounds.

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