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v. Present participle of patter.

n. Groupings of frequent irregularly repeated sounds of moderate magnitude and lower-than-average pitch.

"Lights fizzing onto the pavement, I felt the rain pattering down by my shoes."

pattered    pattering    patters   

rain down    rain    sound    go    line    communication channel    channel   

dabble    to patter flash   

pitter-patter   

mutter    mumble    chatter    harangue    spatter    sprinkle    patois    pitapat    pattering    pitpat   

Attar    Hatter    Tatar    antimatter    attar    batter    blatter    chatter    clatter    fatter   

clatter    thud    pattering    gurgle    rumble    trickle    splash    swish    whine    footfall