pitty-patty

Adverbial pitty-patty has 2 senses

• pitty-patty(r = adv.all) pit-a-pat, pitter-patter, pitty-pat - as of footsteps; "he came running pit-a-pat down the hall"
• pitty-patty(r = adv.all) pit-a-pat, pitter-patter, pitty-pat - describing a rhythmic beating; "his heart went pit-a-pat"