Usually means: Sound of rapid, light taps.
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  1. pit-a-pat: Merriam-Webster
  2. pit-a-pat: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. pit-a-pat: Vocabulary.com
  4. pit-a-pat: Wordnik
  5. pit-a-pat: Wiktionary
  6. pit-a-pat: Dictionary.com
  7. pit-a-pat: Rhymezone
  8. Pit-a-pat: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898)
  9. pit-a-pat: FreeDictionary.org
  10. pit-a-pat: Mnemonic Dictionary
  11. pit-a-pat: TheFreeDictionary.com

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verb:  To make a series of quick tapping sounds; to palpitate
noun:  A series of quick tapping sounds
adverb:  With a quick tapping sound
adjective:  Characterized by quick tapping sounds; palpitating.

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