How to say pit-a-pat in Japanese

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ドキドキDOKIDOKI^☆・どきどきdokidoki^☆・どきんどきんdokindokin・ドキンドキンDOKINDOKIN Inflection

adverb / ~と adverb:

thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; pitapat; pitter-patter - onomatopoeia

~する noun:

to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound; to palpitate - onomatopoeia

Example Sentences

彼kare はha 奈落naraku のno 底soko にni 落ちたochita。: He fell into the bottomless pit.
直美naomi はha 公演kouen 中chuu にniオケピOKEPIにni 落ちochi てte 腕ude をwo 折っo たta。: Naomi fell in the orchestra pit during her performance and broke her arm.

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