pattering — noun Groupings of frequent irregularly repeated sounds of moderate magnitude and lower than average pitch … Wiktionary
pattering — n. sound of footsteps; chattering, making small talk; gossiping pat·ter || pætÉ™(r) n. chatter, small talk; sound of footsteps; gossip; slang, jargon v. chatter, make small talk; walk, putter … English contemporary dictionary
Patter — Pat ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pattered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pattering}.] [Freq. of pat to strike gently.] 1. To strike with a quick succession of slight, sharp sounds; as, pattering rain or hail; pattering feet. [1913 Webster] The stealing shower… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pattered — Patter Pat ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pattered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pattering}.] [Freq. of pat to strike gently.] 1. To strike with a quick succession of slight, sharp sounds; as, pattering rain or hail; pattering feet. [1913 Webster] The stealing… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Seabird — This article is about the animal. For the alternative rock band of the same name, see Seabird (band). The Sooty Tern is highly aerial and marine and will spend months flying at sea, returning to land only for breeding.[1] Seabirds (also known as… … Wikipedia
Storm-petrel — Taxobox name = Storm petrels image width = 250px image caption = Wilson s Storm Petrel regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Procellariiformes familia = Hydrobatidae familia authority = Mathews, 1912 subdivision ranks = Genera … Wikipedia
Pipa — This article is about the Chinese instrument. For other uses, see Pipa (disambiguation). Pipa Classification Necked bowl lutes String instruments Related instruments … Wikipedia
patter — v. (d; intr.) to patter against, on (the rain was pattering on the windows) * * * [ pætə] on (the rain was pattering on the windows) (d; intr.) to patter against … Combinatory dictionary
patter — 1 verb (I) 1 to make the quiet sound of something hitting a surface lightly, quickly, and repeatedly: rain pattering on the window panes 2 (always + adv/prep) to walk or run with light steps making this sound (+ around/along etc): I can hear the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
patter — I. /ˈpætə / (say patuh) verb (i) 1. to strike or move with a succession of slight tapping sounds. –verb (t) 2. to cause to patter. 3. to spatter with something. –noun 4. a pattering sound: the heavy patter of the rain. 5. the act of pattering.… …
