patterings
Soft repeated sounds
Patterings is the plural of pattering—instances of light, rapid tapping sounds.
Rain patters against windows, small feet patter across floors, fingers patter on keyboards.
The word captures quick, soft, repeated contact: the patterings of raindrops on the roof, the patterings of mice in the walls.
Minute liquid globules
- drizzleVery light precipitation
- sprinkleLight scattering of particles
- raindropsIndividual bits of precipitation
- showersLight, passing rainfalls
mist · puddles · eaves · windowpane · rooftop · awning · umbrella · leaves
Walk on foot-fronts
- scurryHurried small-stepped motion
- shuffleRandomize by mixing
- barefootWearing no shoes
- childrenYoung human beings
mice · paws · toddler · hallway · floorboards · linoleum · stairs · landing
Array of input keys
- keysLock-operating instruments
- fingertipsTerminal phalanx pads
- tappingRepeated light striking
- clickingMaking short sharp sounds
laptop · mechanical keyboard · clatter · rhythmic · rapid · hunt-and-peck · touchscreen · typewriter
Visible electromagnetic radiation
faint · rhythmic · steady · irregular · intermittent · rapid · scattered · random
Rapid light movement
- quickeningFirst felt fetal movement
- pulseArterial blood throb
- racingSpeed competition sport
- nervousUneasy and apprehensive
excitement · anticipation · chest · anxious · rapid · faint · gentle · throbbing
droplets
Minute liquid globules
- drizzleVery light precipitation
- sprinkleLight scattering of particles
- raindropsIndividual bits of precipitation
showers · mist · puddles · eaves · windowpane · rooftop · awning · umbrella · leaves · gutters
tiptoe
Walk on foot-fronts
children · mice · paws · toddler · hallway · floorboards · linoleum · stairs · landing · corridor
keyboard
Array of input keys
- keysLock-operating instruments
- fingertipsTerminal phalanx pads
- tappingRepeated light striking
clicking · laptop · mechanical keyboard · clatter · rhythmic · rapid · hunt-and-peck · touchscreen · typewriter · desktop
light
Visible electromagnetic radiation
quiet · faint · rhythmic · steady · irregular · intermittent · rapid · scattered · random · continuous
flutter
Rapid light movement
- quickeningFirst felt fetal movement
- pulseArterial blood throb
- racingSpeed competition sport
nervous · excitement · anticipation · chest · anxious · rapid · faint · gentle · throbbing · agitation
patteringsthunderings
Loud atmospheric rumblings
poundings · explosions · blasts · rumblings · bangings