Pitapat
Pronunciation : Pit"a*pat`
Part of Speech : adv.
Etymology : [An onomatopoetic reduplication of pat a light, quick blow.]
Definition : Defn: In a flutter; with palpitation or quick succession of beats. Lowell. "The fox's heart went pitapat." L'Estrange.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Pit"a*pat`
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A light, repeated sound; a pattering, as of the rain. "The pitapat of a pretty foot." Dryden.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913