Patter (Verb)
Meaning 1
Rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick".
Classification
Verbs of raining, snowing, thawing, thundering.
Examples
- The rain began to patter against the windowpane as the storm slowly intensified outside.
- Gentle rain started to patter on the roof as the sun dipped below the horizon.
- As the weather forecast predicted, the storm clouds arrived and began to patter against the pavement.
- The droplets gently began to patter on the dry leaves of the autumn trees.
- The patter of rain on the umbrella grew louder as the woman stood under the awning waiting for a break in the storm.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
Make light, rapid and repeated sounds; "gently pattering rain".
Classification
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.
Examples
- The rain started pattering against the roof and walls.
- Rainwater was pattering against the windowpane in a soothing rhythm.
- Her high heels were pattering on the hardwood floor as she rushed.
- Drops of water from the icicles were pattering on the stone steps.
- The hailstones were pattering against the car's metal body.