pattari
Something that was ongoing suddenly stops completely, as if a switch was flipped. An abrupt and total cessation.
💡Used when rain stops suddenly, someone stops visiting, or communication cuts off without warning.
あれほど来ていたお客さんがぱったりと来なくなった。
The customers who used to come so often suddenly stopped coming altogether.
The rain that had been pouring all day ___ stopped.
一日中降っていた雨が___とやんだ。