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Pitter-patter

verb
1.
Rain gently.  Synonyms: patter, spatter, spit, sprinkle.
2.
Make light, rapid and repeated sounds.  Synonym: patter.






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"Pitter-patter" Quotes from Famous Books



... forward, I heard a kind of pitter-patter above my head. Sometimes this noise increased and became a continuous crackle. I soon realized the cause. It was a heavy rainfall rattling on the surface of the waves. Instinctively I worried that I might get soaked! By water in ...
— 20000 Leagues Under the Seas • Jules Verne

... Pao-ch'ai. At one moment, she envied her for having a mother and a brother; and at another, she mused that with the friendliness Pao-yue had ever shown her they were bound to be the victims of suspicion. But the pitter-patter of the rain, dripping on the bamboo tops and banana leaves, fell on her ear; and, as a fresh coolness penetrated the curtain, tears once more unconsciously trickled down her cheeks. In this frame of mind, she continued straight up to the fourth watch, ...
— Hung Lou Meng, Book II • Cao Xueqin



Words linked to "Pitter-patter" :   sound, pat, go, rain, rap, rain down, tap



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