Meaning 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.