Patter

Definition:

  • (v. i.) To strike with a quick succession of slight, sharp sounds; as, pattering rain or hail; pattering feet.
  • (v. i.) To mutter; to mumble; as, to patter with the lips.
  • (v. i.) To talk glibly; to chatter; to harangue.
  • (v. t.) To spatter; to sprinkle.
  • (v. i.) To mutter; as prayers.
  • (n.) A quick succession of slight sounds; as, the patter of rain; the patter of little feet.
  • (n.) Glib and rapid speech; a voluble harangue.
  • (n.) The cant of a class; patois; as, thieves's patter; gypsies' patter.

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