Pit'a·pat` adverb [ An onomatopoetic reduplication of pat a light, quick blow.] In a flutter; with palpitation or quick succession of beats. Lowell. 'The fox's heart went pitapat .' L'Estrange. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/95
Pit'a·pat` noun A light, repeated sound; a pattering, as of the rain. 'The pitapat of a pretty foot.' Dryden. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/95