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Meanings of patter on in English

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Usage of patter on in English
1
Soon the rain began to patter on the leaves of the brake.
Romance of the Rabbit
2
It rained briefly in the night, a light patter on the tarp.
The road
3
Duane heard stones patter on the corn in the opposite field.
Summer of Night
4
Raynal felt something patter on him from the sky-itwas blood- acomrade'sperhaps.
White Lies
5
Caim tilted his head to let the cool rain patter on his face.
Shadow's son
6
I heard the doors swing again, and footsteps patter on the matting behind me.
The Inheritors
7
The rain kept up its deafening patter on the roof.
Three Soldiers
8
Great drops of rain began to patter on the leaves.
Phantastes: A Faerie Romance for Men and Women
9
A light patter on the leaves and ground announced the first drops of the storm.
Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp; Or, The Old Lumberman's Secret
10
The sound swelled and sank, and at intervals they heard rain patter on the roof.
The Lure of the North
11
Not when I think of those little feet that used to patter on the floor.
Big Timber: A Story of the Northwest
12
They had just finished when large drops of rain began to patter on the ground.
The Treasure of the Incas: A Story of Adventure in Peru
13
All could hear a soft patter on the leaves.
The Last Trail
14
Great drops were beginning to patter on the roof.
The Man-Wolf and Other Tales
15
As the heavy drops patter on the sea the fish begin to bite fast and furiously.
American Merchant Ships and Sailors
16
Hardly were we shorn when drops of rain began to patter on the leaves above us.
Andivius Hedulio: Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of ...
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Patter on across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common