pitter-patter

1. The rain went pitter-patter.
   雨声淅沥。
2. I felt quite agreeable nothing more than sitting alone and blankly listening to pitter-patter outside.
   只是一个人听着雨呆呆地坐在那儿，就觉得很惬意。
3. They ran, pitter-patter, along the hall to the door.
   他们沿着门厅劈里啪啦地向门跑去。
4. Oh, listen to the falling rain& pitter-patter.
   哦，听那雨声，噼哩啪啦。
5. Making pitter-patter sounds on my glass window.
   在玻璃窗上弄出噼里啪啦的声音。

noun

1. a series of rapid tapping sounds
   1. she missed the pitter-patter of little feet around the house

verb

1. make light, rapid and repeated sounds
   1. gently pattering rain

   Synonym:    patter

2. rain gently
   1. It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick

   Synonym:    sprinklespitspatterpatter

adv

1. describing a rhythmic beating
   1. his heart went pit-a-pat

   Synonym:    pit-a-patpitty-pattypitty-pat

2. as of footsteps
   1. he came running pit-a-pat down the hall

   Synonym:    pit-a-patpitty-pattypitty-pat