patter
verb
[ ˈpatə ]
• make a repeated light tapping sound.
• "a flurry of rain pattered against the window"
Similar:
pitter-patter,
tap,
drum,
clatter,
beat,
pound,
rattle,
throb,
pulsate,
rat-a-tat,
go pit-a-pat,
pit-a-pat,
clack,
click-clack,
thrum,
bicker,
clacket,
patter
noun
• a repeated light tapping.
• "the plashing patter of steady rain"
Similar:
pitter-patter,
tapping,
pattering,
drumming,
drumbeat,
clatter,
beat,
beating,
tattoo,
pounding,
throb,
pulsation,
rat-a-tat,
pit-a-pat,
clack,
click-clack,
clacketing,
thrum,
thrumming,
Origin:
early 17th century: frequentative of pat1.
patter
noun
• rapid continuous talk, such as that used by a comedian or salesperson.
• "take a friend with you to deflect the sales patter"
Similar:
rambling(s),
prattle,
prating,
blather,
blither,
drivel,
chatter,
jabber,
gabble,
babble,
glib talk,
monologue,
blether,
gab,
yak,
yackety-yak,
yabbering,
yatter,
rabbiting,
wittering,
waffle,
chuntering,
twaddle,
clack,
(sales) pitch,
sales talk,
line,
spiel,
patter
verb
• talk at length without saying anything significant.
• "she pattered on incessantly"
Similar:
prattle,
ramble,
prate,
blather,
blether,
blither,
drivel,
rattle,
chatter,
jabber,
gabble,
babble,
gab,
yak,
yackety-yak,
yabber,
yatter,
rabbit,
witter,
waffle,
natter,
chunter,
mag,
twaddle,
clack,
Origin:
late Middle English (as a verb in the sense ‘recite (a prayer, charm, etc.) rapidly’): from paternoster. The noun dates from the mid 18th century.
