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pitter-pattering

pitter-pattering is the present participle and gerund 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-pattering

What is pitter-pattering the present participle and gerund of?
Pitter-pattering is the present participle and gerund of pitter-patter.

Words near pitter-pattering in the dictionary

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

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