pitapat

pit·a·pat

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pit-uh-pat]
- /ˈpɪt əˌpæt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pit-uh-pat]
- /ˈpɪt əˌpæt/

Definitions of pitapat word

adverb pitapat with a quick succession of beats or taps: Her heart beat pitapat with excitement. 1
noun pitapat the movement or the sound of something going pitapat: the pitapat of hail on a roof. 1
verb without object pitapat to go pitapat. 1
noun pitapat tapping sound: of rain, etc. 1
adverb pitapat with a light tapping sound 1
adverb pitapat with quick light taps or beats 0

See all 11 definitions of pitapat

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Origin of pitapat

First appearance:

before 1515

One of the 27% oldest English words

First recorded in 1515-25; imitative gradational compound

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Parts of speech for Pitapat

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Pitapat

pitapat popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

pitapat usage trend in Literature

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