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.
v. i. - To talk glibly; to chatter; to harangue.
v. t. - To spatter; to sprinkle.
v. i. - To mutter; as prayers.
n. - A quick succession of slight sounds; as, the patter of rain; the patter of little feet.
n. - Glib and rapid speech; a voluble harangue.
n. - The cant of a class; patois; as, thieves's patter; gypsies' patter.
n. - 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.