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Pitapat \Pit"a*pat`\, adv. [An onomatopoetic reduplication of pat a light, quick blow.] In a flutter; with palpitation or quick succession of beats. --Lowell. "The fox's heart went pitapat." --L'Estrange. [1913 Webster] Pitapat \Pit"a*pat`\, n. A light, repeated sound; a pattering, as of the rain. "The pitapat of a pretty foot." --Dryden. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: pit-a-pat adv 1: as of footsteps; "he came running pit-a-pat down the hall" [syn: {pitty-patty}, {pitty-pat}, {pitter-patter}] 2: describing a rhythmic beating; "his heart went pit-a-pat" [syn: {pitty-patty}, {pitty-pat}, {pitter-patter}] pitapat |
Dot Coms with the word pitapat in them As of 12/11/08
INHOSPITAPATAGONIA