- (n.) The language or oratory of a street peddler, conjurer or the like, hence, glib talk; a voluble harangue; mere talk; chatter; also, specifically, rapid speech, especially as sometimes introduced in songs.
- (v.i.) To strike with a quick succession of slight, sharp sounds; as, pattering rain or hail; pattering feet.
- (v.i.) To mutter; to mumble; as, to patter with the lips.
- (n.) A quick succession of slight sounds; as, the patter of rain; the patter of little feet.
- (v.i.) To talk glibly; to chatter; to harangue.
- (v.t.) To spatter; to sprinkle.
- (n.) Glib and rapid speech; a voluble harangue.
- (v.i.) To mutter; as prayers.
- (n.) The cant of a class; patois; as, thieves's patter; gypsies' patter.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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