meaning of patter
1. To strike with a quick succession of slight, sharp sounds; as, pattering rain or hail; pattering feet.
2. To mutter; to mumble; as, to patter with the lips.
3. To talk glibly; to chatter; to harangue.
4. To spatter; to sprinkle.
5. To mutter; as prayers.
6. A quick succession of slight sounds; as, the patter of rain; the patter of little feet.
7. Glib and rapid speech; a voluble harangue.
8. The cant of a class; patois; as, thievess patter; gypsies patter.
9. plausible glib talk especially useful to a salesperson
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