Pitter-patter (Verb)
Meaning 1
Rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick".
Classification
Verbs of raining, snowing, thawing, thundering.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
Make light, rapid and repeated sounds; "gently pattering rain".
Classification
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.
Examples
- The rain pitter-pattered against the roof all night, making it hard to fall asleep.
- The hailstones began to pitter-patter on the pavement as the storm intensified.
- The water droplets pitter-pattered against the umbrella, threatening to rip it apart.
- The small birds pitter-pattered across the deck, searching for food.
- The hail began to pitter-patter against the car window, shaking me out of my nap.