rain vs pitter-patter
pitter-patter vs rainrain and pitter-patter both are nouns.
rain and pitter-patter both are verbs.
rain is not an adverb while pitter-patter is an adverb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rain | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| pitter-patter | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
As verbs,
pitter-patter is a hyponym of
rain; that is, pitter-patter is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
rain:
- rain: precipitate as rain
- pitter-patter: rain gently
Other hyponyms of rain include
drizzle, mizzle, shower, shower down, patter, spatter, spit, sprinkle, pelt, pour, rain buckets, rain cats and dogs, stream.
| rain (noun) | pitter-patter (noun) |
|---|---|
| anything happening rapidly or in quick successive | a series of rapid tapping sounds |
| water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere | |
| drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds |
| rain (verb) | pitter-patter (verb) |
|---|---|
| precipitate as rain | make light, rapid and repeated sounds |
| rain gently |
| rain (adverb) | pitter-patter (adverb) |
|---|---|
| describing a rhythmic beating | |
| as of footsteps |
Words related to "rain"
- chronological sequence
- chronological succession
- cloudburst
- come down
- deluge
- downfall
- downpour
- drizzle
- fall
- fresh water
- freshwater
- mizzle
- monsoon
- patter
- pelt
- pelter
- pelting
- pitter-patter
- pour
- precipitate
- precipitation
- rain buckets
- rain cats and dogs
- rain down
- rain shower
- raindrop
- rainfall
- rainstorm
- rainwater
- rainy
- sequence
- shower
- shower down
- soaker
- spatter
- spit
- sprinkle
- storm
- stream
- succession
- successiveness
- torrent
- waterspout
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