a patter of rain

  • 31rainfall — Synonyms and related words: Scotch mist, blood rain, bogginess, damp, dampness, dewiness, drizzle, evening mist, exudation, fall, flurry, fogginess, gout of rain, humectation, humor, marshiness, mist, mistiness, misty rain, mizzle, moistiness,… …

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  • 32pit|ter-pat|ter — «PIHT uhr PAT uhr», noun, adverb, verb. –n. a quick succession of light beats or taps; pitapat: »the pitter patter of rain or of a child s steps. –adv. with a rapid succession of beats or taps. –v.i. to go pitter patter: »“Just go ahead as you… …

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  • 33Pattered — Patter Pat ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pattered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pattering}.] [Freq. of pat to strike gently.] 1. To strike with a quick succession of slight, sharp sounds; as, pattering rain or hail; pattering feet. [1913 Webster] The stealing… …

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  • 34Pattering — Patter Pat ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pattered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pattering}.] [Freq. of pat to strike gently.] 1. To strike with a quick succession of slight, sharp sounds; as, pattering rain or hail; pattering feet. [1913 Webster] The stealing… …

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  • 35pat´ter|er — pat|ter1 «PAT uhr», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to make rapid taps: »The rain patters on a windowpane. Bare feet pattered along the hard floor. 2. to move with a rapid tapping sound: »to patter across the room. –v.t. to make rapid taps on or against;… …

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  • 36pat|ter — pat|ter1 «PAT uhr», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to make rapid taps: »The rain patters on a windowpane. Bare feet pattered along the hard floor. 2. to move with a rapid tapping sound: »to patter across the room. –v.t. to make rapid taps on or against;… …

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  • 37pour — Synonyms and related words: Niagara, abound, accord, administer, afford, allot, allow, award, bail, beat, bestow, bestow on, blow out, brash, bristle with, bucket, burst of rain, cascade, cast forth, cataclysm, cataract, cloudburst, communicate,… …

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  • 38drizzle — Synonyms and related words: Scotch mist, blood rain, drum, evening mist, fall, flurry, gout of rain, mist, misty rain, mizzle, moisture, patter, pelt, pitter patter, pour, pour with rain, precipitate, precipitation, rain, rain tadpoles, raindrop …

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  • 39fall — Synonyms and related words: Niagara, Scotch mist, Waterloo, abate, abatement, ablate, accept, apostasy, ascend, assail, assault, associate with, attack, autumn, backslide, backsliding, bag, bank, bate, be destroyed, be eaten away, be found, be… …

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  • 40shower — Synonyms and related words: Finnish bath, Japanese bath, Kaffeeklatsch, Russian bath, Scotch mist, Swedish bath, Turkish bath, abound, abundance, accord, administer, aerosol, affluence, afford, allot, allow, ample sufficiency, ampleness,… …

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