v. i. | 1. | To strike with a quick succession of slight, sharp sounds; as, pattering rain or hail; pattering feet. |
| 2. | To mutter; to mumble; as, to patter with the lips. |
| 3. | To talk glibly; to chatter; to harangue. |
v. t. | 1. | To spatter; to sprinkle. |
| 2. | To mutter; as prayers. |
n. | 1. | A quick succession of slight sounds; as, the patter of rain; the patter of little feet. |
| 2. | Glib and rapid speech; a voluble harangue. |
| 3. | The cant of a class; patois; as, thieves's patter; gypsies' patter. |
| 4. | 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. |