(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.