Search Result for "pitty-pat": 
Wordnet 3.0

ADVERB (2)

1. as of footsteps;
- Example: "he came running pit-a-pat down the hall"
[syn: pit-a-pat, pitty-patty, pitty-pat, pitter-patter]

2. describing a rhythmic beating;
- Example: "his heart went pit-a-pat"
[syn: pit-a-pat, pitty-patty, pitty-pat, pitter-patter]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

pitty-pat
    adv 1: as of footsteps; "he came running pit-a-pat down the
           hall" [syn: pit-a-pat, pitty-patty, pitty-pat,
           pitter-patter]
    2: describing a rhythmic beating; "his heart went pit-a-pat"
       [syn: pit-a-pat, pitty-patty, pitty-pat, pitter-
       patter]