a patter of rain
11rain down — verb precipitate as rain If it rains much more, we can expect some flooding • Syn: ↑rain • Derivationally related forms: ↑rain (for: ↑rain) • Hypernyms: ↑ …
12patter — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Patter is used after these nouns: ↑sale {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ gently, lightly, softly ▪ down ▪ The rain pattered …
13patter — Synonyms and related words: Scotch mist, act, act as foil, acting, appear, argot, babble, babbling, ballyhoo, bang, barnstorm, barrage, baste, batter, beat, beat a ruffle, beat a tattoo, beating, blab, blabber, blather, blether, blood rain,… …
14patter — v. (d; intr.) to patter against, on (the rain was pattering on the windows) * * * [ pætə] on (the rain was pattering on the windows) (d; intr.) to patter against …
15patter — 1 verb (I) 1 to make the quiet sound of something hitting a surface lightly, quickly, and repeatedly: rain pattering on the window panes 2 (always + adv/prep) to walk or run with light steps making this sound (+ around/along etc): I can hear the… …
16rain — Synonyms and related words: Jupiter Pluvius, Thor, Zeus, abound, accord, administer, afford, agua, allot, allow, aqua, award, bestow, bestow on, black spot, bloom, blooping, bristle with, cascade, cataract, cloudburst, collapse, come down,… …
17rain — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ driving, hard, lashing (esp. BrE), pelting, pounding (esp. AmE) ▪ drenching, heavy, pouring, torr …
18patter — I. /ˈpætə / (say patuh) verb (i) 1. to strike or move with a succession of slight tapping sounds. –verb (t) 2. to cause to patter. 3. to spatter with something. –noun 4. a pattering sound: the heavy patter of the rain. 5. the act of pattering.… …
19rain — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. shower, precipitation, rainstorm, downpour. v. shower, pour, drizzle; bestow, lavish, shower upon. See water. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Water falling in drops] Syn. drizzle, mist, sprinkle, sprinkling,… …
20patter — 1. v. & n. v. 1 intr. make a rapid succession of taps, as of rain on a window pane. 2 intr. run with quick short steps. 3 tr. cause (water etc.) to patter. n. a rapid succession of taps, short light steps, etc. Etymology: PAT(1) 2. n. & v. n. 1 a …
