Pattering

Examples

• Sometimes she observed the war of elements, thinking that they also declared against her, and listened to the pattering of the rain in gloomy despair. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• I had nothing to do but listen to the pattering of the fountains and take medicine and throw it up again. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• The pattering of a little child's feet, ever coming on--on--on? Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• His pattering steps and mine alone were heard, when we entered the magnificent extent of nave and aisle of St. Peter's. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• I told him to go to sleep alone, and here he is, downstairs, getting his death a-cold pattering over that canvas, said Meg, answering the call. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• The pattering rain and howling wind alone replied to her. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• They may hunt the whole country-side, while the raindrops are pattering round their inactivity. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• I had commenced my search late in the day, a November day, that closed in early with pattering rain and melancholy wind. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• It was as still as a church on a week-day: the pattering rain on the forest leaves was the only sound audible in its vicinage. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• They had heard nothing but the pattering of the rain. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.

Checker: Peggy