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pitter-patter

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
pitter-patter/ˈpɪtəpatə(r)/

▶noun a sound as of quick light steps or taps. ▶adverb with this sound.

– origin ME: reduplication of patter1.

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