pit-a-pat
- r as of footsteps
he came running pit-a-pat down the hall - r describing a rhythmic beating
his heart went pit-a-pat
- Makes my heart go pit-a-pat!' Like Heaven's surrogate, a stranger appears in their midst, to promise the miserly burghers to rid the town of rats for 1000 guilders.
- And to be sure, an intuitive understanding of acquisitive lust so sweet and sharp that fluted quarter columns and a graceful star inlay can cause the heart to go pit-a-pat and .