pit‧ter-pat‧ter /ˈpɪtə ˌpætə $ ˈpɪtər ˌpætər/
adverb literary[
Date: 1400-1500;
Origin: From the sound]
with quick light beats or steps:
Anna’s heart went pitter-patter as she opened the letter.—pitter-patter noun [singular]:
the pitter-patter of small feet running up the stairs [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲