go+pit-a-pat
11pit-a-pat — adv With a series of quick pats. When John asked Mary to marry him, her heart went pit a pat. The little boy ran pit a pat down the hall …
12pit-a-pat — adverb informal pitterpatter pit a pat noun (singular) …
13pit-a-pat — adv. & n. (also pitter patter) adv. 1 with a sound like quick light steps. 2 with a faltering sound (heart went pit a pat). n. such a sound. Etymology: imit …
14pit a pat — adj. rapid sequence of light taps or beats adv. with quick swift tapping sounds or beats n. series of quick steps or taps or beats; light and repeated sound v. move with a sequence of quick tapping steps; make a tapping sound over and over again …
15pit-a-pat — (also pitapat) adverb with a sound like quick light taps. noun a sound of this kind. Origin C16: imitative of alternating sounds …
16pit-a-pat — ad. In a flutter, with throbs, with palpitation …
17pit·ter-pat·ter — …
18pit-pat — variant of pit a pat * * * pit pat see pit a pat …
19pat — See: PIT A PAT, STAND PAT …
20pat — See: PIT A PAT, STAND PAT …