pit-a-patted

past tense of pit-a-pat
as in throbbed
to expand and contract in a rhythmic manner her heart pit-a-patted with surprise

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Verb
  • My earlier fulfillment had done a Houdini, and my hip throbbed.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Treasury was expected to provide a list by October 2, 2025—the preliminary list, while not yet official, beat that deadline.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The under-19s were beaten by Stuttgart in the first knockout round of the UEFA Youth League, while the under-21s ended up 16th in Premier League 2.
    James Pearce, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
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  • The British supermodel brought her A-game to the fall campaign shoot, throwing her hands up in the air and letting her hair fly as the club lights pulsed and strobes flickered around her.
    Miles Socha, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Over the past 12 days, Swift's official website has pulsed with a series of sparkly countdowns — orange, purple and blue — each one sending Swifties scrambling to decode what’s next for her upcoming 12th studio album.
    Bryan West, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
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“Pit-a-patted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pit-a-patted. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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