patter
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
Britannica Dictionary definition of PATTER
[singular]
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fast, continuous talk that is used to sell something or to entertain people
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sales patter
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The band leader kept up a running patter between songs.
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compare 2patter
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patter
/ˈpætɚ/
noun
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patter
/ˈpætɚ/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of PATTER
[singular]
:
a quick series of light sounds or beats
— often + of
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see also pitter-patter
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I heard the patter of little feet as the children ran down the hall.
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the patter of rain against/on the windows
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compare 1patter
— patter
verb, always followed by an adverb or preposition patters; pattered; pattering [no object]-
Their feet pattered down the hall.
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The rain was pattering on the roof.
