patter
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/ˈpætə/
English
Definitions
noun
- A soft repeated sound, as of rain falling, or feet walking on a hard surface.“I could hear the patter of mice running about in the dark.”
verb
- To make irregularly repeated sounds of low-to-moderate magnitude and lower-than-average pitch.“The bullets pattered into the log-cabin walls.”
- To spatter; to sprinkle.
noun
- Glib and rapid speech, such as from an auctioneer or a sports commentator.
verb
- To speak glibly and rapidly, as does an auctioneer or a sports commentator.
- To repeat the Lord's Prayer.
- To pray.
- To repeat hurriedly; to mutter.
noun
- One who pats.
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Synonyms
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