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Answer for the clue "Sound of footsteps of old PM with queen on pitch ", 13 letters:
pitter-patter

Word definitions for pitter-patter in dictionaries

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES pitter-patter ▪ the pitter-patter of raindrops

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pitter-patter \Pit"ter-pat`ter\, adv. With, or with the sound of, alternating light beats; as, his heart went pitter-patter.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a series of rapid tapping sounds; "she missed the pitter-patter of little feet around the house" adv. as of footsteps; "he came running pit-a-pat down the hall" [syn: pit-a-pat , pitty-patty , pitty-pat ] describing a rhythmic beating; "his heart went ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A soft, percussive sound, as of tiny feet or rain on a rooftop.

Usage examples of pitter-patter.

Once inside the bedroom, she collapsed into a chair, her heart pitter-pattering like an overwound toy.

A steady pitter-patter of particles moving much faster than in the fiercest gales of Earth should, over ages of geological time, work profound changes in rock faces and landforms.