Definitions
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- adverb With a
pattering sound.
Etymologies
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pattering + -ly
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Examples
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The steady rain sloped against the closed windows of The Gulls, and dropped patteringly on the asphalt pavements of Marine Crescent outside, and the cold grey sea tumbled moaning.
Dangerous Ages Rose Macaulay 1919
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