8
patter(noun, verb, beat, opening, creep)
8
pit-a-pat(noun, adverb)
8
spatter(noun, verb)
6
spit
6
sprinkle
4
pad(verb, walk, creep, tiptoe)
4
pitty-patty
4
tap
3
beat
3
beat a ruffle(expression, idiom)
3
beat a tattoo(expression, idiom)
3
gout of rain(expression, idiom)
3
palpitate(verb, like, tremble, quiver)
3
pour with rain(expression, idiom)
3
sheet of rain(expression, idiom)
3
sound a tattoo(expression, idiom)
2
beating
2
dance(rat-a-tat, saltation, ashcan)
2
drum
2
flutter(verb, tremble, quiver, pound)
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