Patter

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To make a quick succession of light soft tapping sounds: Rain pattered steadily against the glass.
  • verb-intransitive. To move with quick, light, softly audible steps.
  • v. To cause to patter.
  • n. A quick succession of light soft tapping sounds: the patter of rain on the rooftops.
  • verb-intransitive. To speak or chatter glibly and rapidly.
  • verb-intransitive. To mumble prayers in a mechanical manner.
  • v. To utter in a glib, rapid, or mechanical manner.
  • n. The jargon of a particular group; cant.
  • n. Glib rapid speech, as of an auctioneer, salesperson, or comedian.
  • n. Meaningless talk; chatter.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The soft sound of feet walking on a hard surface.
  • v. To make irregularly repeated sounds of low-to-moderate magnitude and lower-than-average pitch.
  • n. Glib and rapid speech, such as from an auctioneer, or banter during a sports event.
  • v. To speak in such a way – glibly and rapidly, such as from an auctioneer, or when bantering during a sports event.
  • n. One who pats.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. To strike with a quick succession of slight, sharp sounds
  • verb-intransitive. To mutter; to mumble.
  • verb-intransitive. To talk glibly; to chatter; to harangue.
  • v. To spatter; to sprinkle.
  • v. To mutter; as prayers.
  • n. A quick succession of slight sounds
  • n. Glib and rapid speech; a voluble harangue.
  • n. The cant of a class; patois
  • n. The language or oratory of a street peddler, conjurer, or the like, hence, glib talk; a voluble harangue; mere talk; chatter; also, specif., rapid speech, esp. as sometimes introduced in songs.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To make a quick succession of small sounds by striking against the ground or any object: as, the pattering of raindrops on a roof.
  • To move with quick steps, making a succession of small sounds; hence, to make a succession of small sounds resembling those of short quick steps or of falling rain or hailstones.
  • To cause to strike or beat in drops; spatter.
  • n. A quick succession of small sounds: as, the patter of rain or hail; the patter of little feet.
  • To repeat the Lord's Prayer; hence, generally, to pray.
  • To talk; especially, to talk glibly or rapidly, as a cheap John in disposing of his wares.
  • To repeat something again and again in a rapid or mumbling way; mumble; mutter.
  • To repeat rapidly or often, especially in a hurried, mumbling way; repeat hurriedly and monotonously; mumble; mutter: as, to patter prayers.
  • n. Talk, especially glib or fluent talk; the oratory of a cheap John in disposing of his wares.
  • n. Gossip; chatter.
  • n. The dialect or patois of a class; slang; cant: as, gipsies’ patter; thieves’ patter.
  • To eat.
  • n. Rapid phrases introduced into a song in a speaking voice: sometimes applied to the whole text of a comedy.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. rain gently
  • v. make light, rapid and repeated sounds
  • n. a quick succession of light rapid sounds
  • n. plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson)
  • Verb Form
    pattered    pattering    patters   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    rain down    rain    sound    go    line    communication channel    channel   
    Cross Reference
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    mutter    mumble    chatter    harangue    spatter    sprinkle    patois    pitapat    pattering    pitpat   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Attar    Hatter    Tatar    antimatter    attar    batter    blatter    chatter    clatter    fatter   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    clatter    thud    pattering    gurgle    rumble    trickle    splash    swish    whine    footfall