patter across

Frequency: 6.50.4 per million words

Indicates movement from one side of a surface to the other, e.g., across a floor.

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Examples (10)

  • Footsteps pattered across the floor.
  • The child pattered across the landing in her pajamas.
  • Tiny feet pattered across the ceiling, suggesting mice in the attic.
  • I watched the puppy patter across the wet grass.
  • Bare feet pattered across the cold tiles of the bathroom.
  • A squirrel pattered across the porch and disappeared.
  • The sound of rain pattering across the tin roof was relaxing.
  • She pattered across the room to give her father a hug.
  • Ghostly footsteps were heard to patter across the hallway at night.
  • Mice pattered across the wooden beams above our heads.