Definition of patter

• 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.