pit•a•pat
Pronunciation: (pit'u-pat"), [key]
— adv., n., v., -pat•ted, -pat•ting.
—adv.
- with a quick succession of beats or taps: Her heart beat pitapat with excitement.
—n.
- the movement or the sound of something going pitapat: the pitapat of hail on a roof.
—v.i.
- to go pitapat.
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