'Pitapat' definitions:

Definition of 'Pitapat'

From: GCIDE
  • Pitapat \Pit"a*pat`\, adv. [An onomatopoetic reduplication of pat a light, quick blow.] In a flutter; with palpitation or quick succession of beats. --Lowell. "The fox's heart went pitapat." --L'Estrange. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Pitapat'

From: GCIDE
  • Pitapat \Pit"a*pat`\, n. A light, repeated sound; a pattering, as of the rain. "The pitapat of a pretty foot." --Dryden. [1913 Webster]