 Definitions of Patter [ˈpæt ər] 
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1. (v.i.) patter
to make a rapid succession of light taps.
2. patter
to move or walk lightly or quickly.
3. (v.t.) patter
to cause to patter.
4. patter
to spatter with something.
5. (n.) patter
a rapid succession of light tapping sounds.
6. patter
the act of pattering.
7. (v.) patter
glib and rapid talk used to attract attention, entertain, etc.
8. patter
meaningless, rapid talk; chatter.
9. patter
amusing lines delivered rapidly by an entertainer or performer.
10. patter
the jargon or cant of any class, group, etc.
11. (v.i.) patter
to talk glibly or rapidly, esp. with little regard to meaning; chatter.
12. (v.t.) patter
to repeat or say rapidly or glibly.
13. (n.) patter
a person or thing that pats.
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| Definition of 'Patter' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) spiel, patter, line of gab
plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson)
2. (verb) patter
a quick succession of light rapid sounds
"the patter of mice"; "the patter of tiny feet"
3. (verb) sprinkle, spit, spatter, patter, pitter-patter
rain gently
"It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick"
4. (verb) patter, pitter-patter
make light, rapid and repeated sounds
"gently pattering rain"
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1. patter
fast talk that is intended to persuade or trick
sales patter
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| Definition of 'Patter' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Patter
a quick succession of slight sounds; as, the patter of rain; the patter of little feet
2. (noun) Patter
glib and rapid speech; a voluble harangue
3. (noun) Patter
the cant of a class; patois; as, thieves's patter; gypsies' patter
4. (verb) Patter
to strike with a quick succession of slight, sharp sounds; as, pattering rain or hail; pattering feet
5. (verb) Patter
to mutter; to mumble; as, to patter with the lips
6. (verb) Patter
to talk glibly; to chatter; to harangue
7. (verb) Patter
to spatter; to sprinkle
8. (verb) Patter
to mutter; as prayers
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Sense: (of rain, footsteps etc) to make a quick, tapping sound
She heard the mice pattering behind the walls.
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 Afrikaans: trippel |
 Arabic: يُطَقْطِقُ |
 Bulgarian: трополя |
 Brazilian: tamborilar |
 Czech: cupitat,ťapkat |
 German: trappeln |
 Danish: tromme |
 Greek: κάνω γρήγορο, ελαφρύ ήχο |
 Spanish: repiquetear, golpear, cor |
 Estonian: ladistama, krabistama |
 Farsi: تپ تپ کردن |
 Finnish: ropista |
 French: crépiter |
 Hebrew: לְהָקִיש |
 Hindi: बड़बड़ाना, पट-पट करना, टप |
 Croatian: tiho tapkanje |
 Hungarian: kopog |
 Indonesian: gemeretak |
 Icelandic: trítla, tipla, falla með |
 Italian: ticchettare; trotterellar |
 Japanese: パタパタと音を立てる |
 Korean: 두드리는 소리를 내다 |
 Lithuanian: teškenti, tapsenti |
 Latvian: pakšķēt; dipēt; tekalēt |
 Malay: bunyi pelepik-pelepik |
 Dutch: kletteren, trippelen |
 Norwegian: tromme; trippe |
 Polish: zastukać, zatupotać |
 Persian: تپ تپ کردن |
 Pashto: زرزرى: دغلو ژبه: په زوره |
 Portuguese: tamborilar |
 Romanian: a răpăi; a tropăi |
 Russian: барабанить; топотать |
 Slovak: cupitať |
 Slovenian: škrebljati |
 Serbian: tapkati nogama |
 Swedish: smattra, trumma, tassa, t |
 Thai: ทำให้เกิดเสียงเปาะแปะ |
 Turkish: pıtırdamak, tıpırdamak |
 Taiwanese: 發出嗒嗒聲 |
 Ukrainian: барабанити, стукати |
 Urdu: ٹپ ٹپ کرنا |
 Vietnamese: rơi lộp độp; chạy lộp cộp |
 Chinese: 发出嗒嗒声 |
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