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pitter-pattered

pitter-pattered is the simple past and past participle of pitter-patter.

Meaning of pitter-patter

Verb

pitter-patter (third-person singular simple present pitter-patters, present participle pitter-pattering, simple past and past participle pitter-pattered)

  1. (intransitive) To patter; to scurry.
    • The rain was coming down heavier now, the drops pitter-pattering on the roof of the truck.1996, Stephen Leather, The Double Tap, BCA, page 97

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Questions about pitter-pattered

What is pitter-pattered the simple past and past participle of?
Pitter-pattered is the simple past and past participle of pitter-patter.

Words near pitter-pattered in the dictionary

  1. Pittenger
  2. Pittengers
  3. Pittenweem
  4. pitter
  5. pitter-patter
  6. pitter-pattered
  7. pitter-pattering
  8. pitter-patters
  9. pittered
  10. pittering
  11. pitterpatter

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