Wiktionary
pittering
vb. (present participle of pitter English)
Usage examples of "pittering".
Jack pulled the bell, and through the various ship-noises, all muted in this calm, he heard the quick pittering of his steward.
But still the shrill scream of the beam and the pittering screeches of the tortured rock clawed their way in through the two open hatches and screwed into my ears like surgery.