pitter-patter
معنی کامل و مثالها
/pit´ǝr pat´ǝr/n., adv., vi.
● چک چک کردن (مثل صدای ریزش باران)، شر شر کردن، تاپ تاپ کردن
her heart went pitter-patter
قلبش تاپ تاپ کرد.
● (صدای ریزش باران و غیره) چک چک، شرشر
the pitter-patter of raindrops on the tin roof
صدای چکههای باران بر شیروانی
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
Imitative of the sound; first recorded in the late 16th century.
مثال
- The pitter-patter of rain on the roof was soothing.
- I could hear the pitter-patter of little feet in the hallway.
- Her heart went pitter-patter when she saw him.
ترکیبهای رایج
pitter-patter of rain pitter-patter of feet heart goes pitter-patter
تعریف انگلیسی
adverb
- a series of rapid tapping sounds “she missed the pitter-patter of little feet around the house”
- rain gently “It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick” “It is ----ing”
- make light, rapid and repeated sounds “gently pattering rain” “Something ----s” “Somebody ----s PPIII”
- as of footsteps “he came running pit-a-pat down the hall”
- describing a rhythmic beating “his heart went pit-a-pat”