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| patter | |
| 1. n. A soft repeated sound, as of rain falling, or feet walking on a hard surface. |  |
| I could hear the patter of mice running about in the dark. | |
| 2. v. To make irregularly repeated sounds of low-to-moderate magnitude and lower-than-average pitch. | |
| The bullets pattered into the log-cabin walls. | |
| 3. v. To spatter; to sprinkle. | |
| 4. n. Glib and rapid speech, such as from an auctioneer, or banter during a sports event. | |
| 5. v. To speak in such a way – glibly and rapidly, such as from an auctioneer, or when bantering during a sports event. | |
| 6. n. One who pats. | |
