"rain pattering" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it to refer to the sound of rain falling. For example: "I heard the rain pattering on the windows, creating a soothing rhythm."
That night, what began as a few drops of rain pattering peacefully on our tent turned into the heaviest rainfall Hobart has had in three years and the Huon valley had two months of rain in 24 hours.
I lay next to her, hearing the rare cadence of a California summer rain pattering on the roof, feeling how lucky I am to be her mother and, how thankful I am to realize the preciousness of these moments.
I thought we were marching towards it, and could see the smoke and I wondered why the balls did not come, finally I woke up and there came a clap precisely like the firing of cannon, and I expected to hear the long roll, but when I heard the rain pattering on the tent I concluded that it was all right".
And I woke up to the rain pattering against the tent, feeling completely restful and at peace.
The Rev. Carol Gadsden, an Episcopal priest and Mr. Bronin's godmother, officiated as rain pattered on the tent that covered a patio overlooking lush parkland and Lake Austin.
I first visited there in late autumn, when the light faded early, and the rain pattered on the soft earth of the pathways, on the smooth, dark rhododendron bushes.
Rain pattered on the wide tent as 33 Brooklyn sixth graders from Public School 93 in Bedford-Stuyvesant sat quietly in rows, waiting for their big moment.
A light rain pattered the rooftops of Los Mochis in Friday's pre-dawn darkness, the town silent and still as the Sea of Cortez lapped its shore.
Rain pattered on the tin roof overhead, and around us the tiny semi-outdoor restaurant was packed with a cheerful evening throng seeking shelter from the weather, keeping warm with steaming tumblers of hot sake.
As Mr. Mullen and Mr. Williams watched for residents and rain pattered on the car, they explained how these real estate cases, which make up a small fraction of their business, reach them.
"When I was in Iowa I joked that the corn counted as an amber wave of grain," he said, speaking at an outdoor rally as chilly rain pattered on the loyal supporters who braved the weather to hear him.
