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Definition of Pitapat
1. adv. In a flutter; with palpitation or quick succession of beats.
2. n. A light, repeated sound; a pattering, as of the rain.
Definition of Pitapat
1. Verb. (alternative spelling of pit-a-pat) ¹
2. Noun. (alternative spelling of pit-a-pat) ¹
3. Adverb. (alternative spelling of pit-a-pat) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pitapat
1. to make a repeated tapping sound [v -PATTED, -PATTING, -PATS]
Medical Definition of Pitapat
1. In a flutter; with palpitation or quick succession of beats. "The fox's heart went pitapat." . Origin: An onomatopoetic reduplication of pat a light, quick blow. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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Literary usage of Pitapat
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Practical Ortheopy and Critique by Edward Barrett Warman (1888)
"The fox's heart went pitapat. " pitapat (noun), pit'a-pat,no<pit-a-pat', ...
Tis but the pitapat of two young hearts. Now I hear the pitapat of a pretty ..."
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