pitter-patter vs pulsate

pitter-patter

noun
  • A soft, percussive sound, as of tiny feet, or of rain on a rooftop. 

pulsate

verb
  • To quiver, vibrate, or flash; as to the beat of music. 

  • To produce a recurring increase and decrease of some quantity. 

  • To expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat. 

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