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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pitter

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.17 in modern English

Syllables
pit-ter
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A device that removes pits from fruit such as olives or cherries.

verb

To make a pattering sound.

name

A surname.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *puti Old English pytt Middle English pit English pit English -er English pitter From pit + -er.

Inflected Forms

pitters (plural) pitters (present, singular) pittering (participle, present) pittered (participle, past) pittered (past)

Phrases

cherry pitter olive pitter

Questions

What does pitter mean?
A device that removes pits from fruit such as olives or cherries.
Where does pitter come from?
Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *puti Old English pytt Middle English pit English pit English -er English pitter From pit + -er.

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