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• Patter

(1):

(n.) A quick succession of slight sounds; as, the patter of rain; the patter of little feet.

(2):

(v. i.) To mutter; as prayers.

(3):

(v. i.) To talk glibly; to chatter; to harangue.

(4):

(v. i.) To mutter; to mumble; as, to patter with the lips.

(5):

(v. i.) To strike with a quick succession of slight, sharp sounds; as, pattering rain or hail; pattering feet.

(6):

(n.) Glib and rapid speech; a voluble harangue.

(7):

(n.) The cant of a class; patois; as, thieves's patter; gypsies' patter.

(8):

(v. t.) To spatter; to sprinkle.

(9):

(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.