To make a quick succession of small sounds by striking against the ground or any object: as, the pattering of raindrops on a roof.

To move with quick steps, making a succession of small sounds; hence, to make a succession of small sounds resembling those of short quick steps or of falling rain or hailstones.

To cause to strike or beat in drops; spatter.

noun. A quick succession of small sounds: as, the patter of rain or hail; the patter of little feet.

To repeat the Lord's Prayer; hence, generally, to pray.

To talk; especially, to talk glibly or rapidly, as a cheap John in disposing of his wares.

To repeat something again and again in a rapid or mumbling way; mumble; mutter.

To repeat rapidly or often, especially in a hurried, mumbling way; repeat hurriedly and monotonously; mumble; mutter: as, to patter prayers.

noun. Talk, especially glib or fluent talk; the oratory of a cheap John in disposing of his wares.

noun. Gossip; chatter.

noun. The dialect or patois of a class; slang; cant: as, gipsies’ patter; thieves’ patter.

To eat.

noun. Rapid phrases introduced into a song in a speaking voice: sometimes applied to the whole text of a comedy.

intransitive verb. To strike with a quick succession of slight, sharp sounds

intransitive verb. To mutter; to mumble.

intransitive verb. To talk glibly; to chatter; to harangue.

transitive verb. To spatter; to sprinkle.

transitive verb. To mutter; as prayers.

transitive verb. to talk in thieves' cant.

noun. A quick succession of slight sounds

noun. Glib and rapid speech; a voluble harangue.

noun. The cant of a class; patois

noun. 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.

noun. One who pats.

noun. Glib and rapid speech, such as from an auctioneer, or banter during a sports event.

verb. To speak in such a way – glibly and rapidly, such as from an auctioneer, or when bantering during a sports event.

noun. The soft sound of feet walking on a hard surface.

verb. To make irregularly repeated sounds of low-to-moderate magnitude and lower-than-average pitch.

verb. rain gently

verb. make light, rapid and repeated sounds

noun. a quick succession of light rapid sounds

noun. plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson)

"The only similar patter is the Roaring 20′s, but on a much smaller scale."

dabble  to patter flash  

pitter-patter  

channel  communication channel  go  line  rain  

Attar  Hatter  Tatar  antimatter  attar  

beep  cadence  chatter  clatter  creak  

Scotch mist  act  act as foil  acting  appear  

pattered  pattering  patters