Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pitter-pattering

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English

Syllables
pit-ter--pat-ter-ing
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
6
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of pitter-patter

Questions

What does pitter-pattering mean?
present participle and gerund of pitter-patter

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