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• Patter — Pat ter, v. t. 1. To spatter; to sprinkle. [R.] And patter the water about the boat. J. R. Drake. [1913 Webster] 2. [See {Patter}, v. i., 2.] To mutter; as prayers. [1913 Webster] [The hooded clouds] patter their doleful prayers. Longfellow.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• patter — patter1 [pat′ər] vi. [freq. of PAT2] 1. to make a patter 2. to run or move along so as to make a patter n. a series of quick, light taps [the patter of rain on leaves] patter2 [pat′ər] vt., vi …   English World dictionary

• patter — patter1 /pat euhr/, v.i. 1. to make a rapid succession of light taps: Raindrops patter on the windowpane. 2. to move or walk lightly or quickly: The child pattered across the room. v.t. 3. to cause to patter. 4. to spatter with something. n. 5. a …   Universalium

• patter — {{11}}patter (v.1) make quick taps, 1610s, frequentative of PAT (Cf. pat) (n.). Related: Pattered; pattering. {{12}}patter (v.2) talk rapidly, c.1400, from pater mumble prayers rapidly (c.1300), shortened form of PATERNOSTER (Cf …   Etymology dictionary

• patter — I. /ˈpætə / (say patuh) verb (i) 1. to strike or move with a succession of slight tapping sounds. –verb (t) 2. to cause to patter. 3. to spatter with something. –noun 4. a pattering sound: the heavy patter of the rain. 5. the act of pattering.… …  

• patter — I. verb Etymology: Middle English patren, from paternoster Date: 14th century transitive verb to say or speak in a rapid or mechanical manner intransitive verb 1. to recite prayers (as paternosters) rapidly or mechanically 2. to talk glibly and… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• patter — 1. v. & n. v. 1 intr. make a rapid succession of taps, as of rain on a window pane. 2 intr. run with quick short steps. 3 tr. cause (water etc.) to patter. n. a rapid succession of taps, short light steps, etc. Etymology: PAT(1) 2. n. & v. n. 1 a …   Useful english dictionary

• To patter flash — Patter Pat ter, v. t. 1. To spatter; to sprinkle. [R.] And patter the water about the boat. J. R. Drake. [1913 Webster] 2. [See {Patter}, v. i., 2.] To mutter; as prayers. [1913 Webster] [The hooded clouds] patter their doleful prayers.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• pat´ter|er — pat|ter1 «PAT uhr», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to make rapid taps: »The rain patters on a windowpane. Bare feet pattered along the hard floor. 2. to move with a rapid tapping sound: »to patter across the room. –v.t. to make rapid taps on or against;… …   Useful english dictionary

• pat|ter — pat|ter1 «PAT uhr», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to make rapid taps: »The rain patters on a windowpane. Bare feet pattered along the hard floor. 2. to move with a rapid tapping sound: »to patter across the room. –v.t. to make rapid taps on or against;… …   Useful english dictionary

• chat — vb Chat, gab, chatter, patter, prate, prattle, babble, gabble, jabber, gibber denote to emit a loose and ready flow of inconsequential talk or as nouns the talk so emitted. To chat is to talk in light, easy, and pleasant fashion {in easy mirth we …   New Dictionary of Synonyms