pitter-pattering

verb

present participle of pitter-patter
as in throbbing
to expand and contract in a rhythmic manner his heart pitter-pattered with excitement as he waited for the right moment to propose

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pitter-pattering
  1. throbbing
  2. beating
  3. vibrating
  4. pulsing
Verb
  • Workers are paying for it as the people in charge mostly ignore our throbbing national headache.
    — Lizzy Lawrence, STAT, 8 July 2026
  • When Marlowe awoke the next morning, her head was still throbbing and Declan's side was empty, the sheets lineless.
    — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
Definition of throbbing
Verb
  • New York investment bank Goldman Sachs and commercial banking giant Bank of America also posted strong second quarter results, both beating Wall Street expectations.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
  • The trailer then cuts to Branagh’s Nikolai rescuing his new American friend and beating up a group of men in a restaurant.
    — Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026
Definition of beating
Verb
  • Kary watched from her backyard as the house was demolished, her feet vibrating beneath her.
    — Jena Brooker, ProPublica, 6 July 2026
  • AirJet uses piezoelectric modules with a vibrating element that forces air through the module's body.
    — John Burek, PC Magazine, 5 July 2026
Definition of vibrating
Verb
  • On the last Sunday in May, the ceiling of their cluttered studio is only lightly pulsing.
    — Laura Snapes, Pitchfork, 9 July 2026
  • This poppy, edgy fusion of imagery and sound creates a unique world pulsing at the seams.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 2 July 2026
Definition of pulsing
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“Pitter-pattering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitter-pattering. Accessed 20 Jul. 2026.

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