/ Thesaurus / P Synonyms of pitter patter Find synonyms for: Noun1. pitter-patter, pat, rap, tapusage: a series of rapid tapping sounds; "she missed the pitter-patter of little feet around the house"Verb1. sprinkle, spit, spatter, patter, pitter-patter, rain, rain downusage: rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick"2. patter, pitter-patter, sound, gousage: make light, rapid and repeated sounds; "gently pattering rain"Adverb1. pit-a-pat, pitty-patty, pitty-pat, pitter-patterusage: as of footsteps; "he came running pit-a-pat down the hall"2. pit-a-pat, pitty-patty, pitty-pat, pitter-patterusage: describing a rhythmic beating; "his heart went pit-a-pat"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: pristine Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language