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PRONUNCIATION OF PITTER

pitter  [ˈpɪtə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PITTER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pitter is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb pitter in English.

WHAT DOES PITTER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of pitter in the English dictionary

The definition of pitter in the dictionary is to make a pattering sound.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PITTER

PRESENT

Present
I pitter
you pitter
he/she/it pitters
we pitter
you pitter
they pitter
Present continuous
I am pittering
you are pittering
he/she/it is pittering
we are pittering
you are pittering
they are pittering
Present perfect
I have pittered
you have pittered
he/she/it has pittered
we have pittered
you have pittered
they have pittered
Present perfect continuous
I have been pittering
you have been pittering
he/she/it has been pittering
we have been pittering
you have been pittering
they have been pittering
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I pittered
you pittered
he/she/it pittered
we pittered
you pittered
they pittered
Past continuous
I was pittering
you were pittering
he/she/it was pittering
we were pittering
you were pittering
they were pittering
Past perfect
I had pittered
you had pittered
he/she/it had pittered
we had pittered
you had pittered
they had pittered
Past perfect continuous
I had been pittering
you had been pittering
he/she/it had been pittering
we had been pittering
you had been pittering
they had been pittering
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will pitter
you will pitter
he/she/it will pitter
we will pitter
you will pitter
they will pitter
Future continuous
I will be pittering
you will be pittering
he/she/it will be pittering
we will be pittering
you will be pittering
they will be pittering
Future perfect
I will have pittered
you will have pittered
he/she/it will have pittered
we will have pittered
you will have pittered
they will have pittered
Future perfect continuous
I will have been pittering
you will have been pittering
he/she/it will have been pittering
we will have been pittering
you will have been pittering
they will have been pittering
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would pitter
you would pitter
he/she/it would pitter
we would pitter
you would pitter
they would pitter
Conditional continuous
I would be pittering
you would be pittering
he/she/it would be pittering
we would be pittering
you would be pittering
they would be pittering
Conditional perfect
I would have pitter
you would have pitter
he/she/it would have pitter
we would have pitter
you would have pitter
they would have pitter
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been pittering
you would have been pittering
he/she/it would have been pittering
we would have been pittering
you would have been pittering
they would have been pittering
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you pitter
we let´s pitter
you pitter
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to pitter
Past participle
pittered
Present Participle
pittering
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PITTER


accipiter
ækˈsɪpɪtə
capita
ˈkæpɪtə
chapiter
ˈtʃæpɪtə
Jupiter
ˈdʒuːpɪtə
occipita
ɒkˈsɪpɪtə
pitta
ˈpɪtə
pulpiter
ˈpʊlpɪtə
sincipita
sɪnˈsɪpɪtə
spanakopita
ˌspænəˈkɒpɪtə
spanokopita
ˌspænəˈkɒpɪtə
spitter
ˈspɪtə
trumpeter
ˈtrʌmpɪtə
tyropitta
tɪˈrɒpɪtə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PITTER

pits
pitsaw
Pitt
Pitt Street Farmer
Pitt-Rivers
Pitt-Rivers Museum
pitta
pitta bread
pittance
pitted
pitter-pat
pitter-patter
pitting
pittite
pittosporum
Pittsburgh
pituita
pituitaries
pituitary
pituitary body

WORDS THAT END LIKE PITTER

baby-sitter
better
bitter
critter
emitter
fitter
glitter
hitter
jitter
litter
neurotransmitter
outfitter
quitter
ritter
Salzgitter
sitter
splitter
submitter
transmitter
twitter
witter

Synonyms and antonyms of pitter in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pitter» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PITTER

Find out the translation of pitter to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pitter from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pitter» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

脱核机
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pitter
570 millions of speakers

English

pitter
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हलकी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

pitter
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Питтер
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pitter
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

pitter
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pitter
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pitter
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pitter
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ピター
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

후두둑
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pitter
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Pitter
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

pitter
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पिटर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pitter
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pitter
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pitter
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Питтер
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Pitter
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

pitter
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pitter
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pitter
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pitter
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pitter

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PITTER»

The term «pitter» is regularly used and occupies the 59.264 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PITTER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pitter» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pitter» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pitter

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PITTER»

Discover the use of pitter in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pitter and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Nitter Pitter
Tells the story of a perfect horse, Nitter Pitter, who must overcome his vanity in order for the other horses to accept him.
Stephen Cosgrove, 2002
2
Pitter Patter
Two events happen within days of each other to make Samantha Stevenson's heart go pitter patter.
Cathy Liggett, 2012
3
Hunting the Unicorn: A Critical Biography of Ruth Pitter
Hunting the Unicorn is the first treatment to discuss the entire body of Pitter's verse.
Don W. King, 2008
4
Pitter Pat the Platypus
This is a book centered on friendship and sharing, and it focuses on a multitude of animal characters that have problems only to be solved through Pitter Pat’s high level of compassion.
Kyle Mullen, 2013
5
The Letters of Ruth Pitter: Silent Music
Yes, one does miss 'being with poem,' but this is perhaps better than being 'for ever a-breeding': one night wandering poet I knew averaged one sonnet per lamp-post: what might be called dog-like devotion” (Pitter journal, MSS. Eng. Lett.
Don W. King, 2014
6
Life After Death for the Born Again Believer
Born again believers in Jesus Christ, were you under the impression that after you die and go to heaven that you would stay there for eternity?
Cynthia Pitter-Sherrer, 2008
7
Every Student's Guide to Life on the Net
Pitter introduces the student of any discipline to: launching web browsers, using e-mail, doing research online, joining discussion groups, and how to create a web page.
Keiko Pitter, John Callahan, Robert Minato, 1998
8
Collected Poems
When Ruth Pitter died in 1992, The Times wrote that she was "one of the truest and most dedicated poets of her time".
Ruth Pitter, 1996
9
Juvenile Story Writing
You could hear them as they beat — pitter patter, pitter patter, pitter patter down the street. When he came to the end of this block, he started across the next street . Pitter patter, pitter patter, pitter pat — Pedro stopped with one little front foot up ...
Mabel Louise Robinson, 1922
10
Official gazette of the United States Patent Office
Id a fruit pitter, the combination with reciprocating knives and a pivotally-mounted laterally-yielding flexible two-part support and ejector, of devices mounted to operate through the opening between the two parte of the support to separate the  ...
United States. Patent Office, 1894

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PITTER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pitter is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The pitter patter of tiny feet: visitors take first look at Bournemouth's …
TEN tiny waddling penguins greeted members of the public when the doors of the Oceanarium opened on Saturday morning. In their new ... «Bournemouth Echo, Jul 15»
2
Ice T and Coco Austin Expecting First Child
Ice T and his wife Coco Austin are getting ready for the pitter patter of tiny feet. A source confirmed to Us Weekly that the music star is adding to his brood at the ... «Her.ie, Jul 15»
3
Dubai Summer Surprises: Secrets and fries
Details: Little Farasha retails at Pitter Patter in The Dubai Mall. Open from 10am to 10pm. Call 04 325 3662. 35 Cycle of life. Think you've got ... «gulfnews.com, Jul 15»
4
Man injured, dog killed in lightning strike
The German Shepherd was Jonathan's best friend. “It's lonely around the house without the little pitter patter of puppy feet.” But in a few weeks ... «fox2now.com, Jul 15»
5
Mourners gather at vigil to honor shooting victims
And for two minutes — in a silence broken only by the pitter-patter of the campus's central fountain — a group of friends, family and strangers ... «KLFY, Jul 15»
6
Bookworm: 'All Dogs Go to Kevin' will make you laugh, cry
Her dog's death made Vogelsang long for the pitter-patter of little (puppy) feet, so she and her husband adopted a golden retriever, Emmett, ... «Savannah Morning News, Jul 15»
7
Community rallies to support mum in cancer battle
Olive is a morning person she wakes early and “types away until I hear the 'pitter patter' of feet down the stairs”. Then, she puts the laptop away, ... «Connacht Tribune Group, Jul 15»
8
Scott Turner: Numbers 7 and 11 combine for lucky day
The tide was out, and some of the earliest southbound-shorebirds pitter-pattered along the mud. Those species included least sandpipers, ... «The Providence Journal, Jul 15»
9
Celebrities' perfect responses to why they've never had children
Until just a few decades ago, it was presumed that most women would get hitched and the pitter-patter of little feet would soon follow. It's true ... «Bath Chronicle, Jul 15»
10
Album Review:
... chorus-y guitars and pitter-patter ride cymbals, while title track 'St. Catherine' would fit in seamlessly on 'Days', the second-to-last Real Estate ... «DIY Magazine, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
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