Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pattering

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.88 in modern English

Syllables
pat-ter-ing
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of patter

noun

Groupings of frequent irregularly repeated sounds of moderate magnitude and lower-than-average pitch.

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What does pattering mean?
present participle and gerund of patter

How to pronounce pattering

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