rap vs pitter-patter
pitter-patter vs raprap and pitter-patter both are nouns.
rap and pitter-patter both are verbs.
rap is not an adverb while pitter-patter is an adverb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rap | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| pitter-patter | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
As nouns,
pitter-patter is a hyponym of
rap; that is, pitter-patter is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
rap:
- rap: the sound made by a gentle blow
- pitter-patter: a series of rapid tapping sounds
| rap (noun) | pitter-patter (noun) |
|---|---|
| the act of hitting vigorously | a series of rapid tapping sounds |
| a reproach for some lapse or misdeed | |
| voluble conversation | |
| genre of African-American music of the 1980s and 1990s in which rhyming lyrics are chanted to a musical accompaniment; several forms of rap have emerged | |
| the sound made by a gentle blow | |
| a gentle blow |
| rap (verb) | pitter-patter (verb) |
|---|---|
| talk volubly | make light, rapid and repeated sounds |
| strike sharply | rain gently |
| perform rap music | |
| make light, repeated taps on a surface |
| rap (adverb) | pitter-patter (adverb) |
|---|---|
| describing a rhythmic beating | |
| as of footsteps |
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