patter

v., -tered, -ter·ing, -ters.

v.intr.

1. To make a quick succession of light soft tapping sounds: Rain pattered steadily against the glass.
2. To move with quick, light, softly audible steps.

v.tr.
To cause to patter.

n.
A quick succession of light soft tapping sounds: the patter of rain on the rooftops.

[Frequentative of PAT¹.]

pat·ter² (păt'ər)

v., -tered, -ter·ing, -ters.

v.intr.

1. To speak or chatter glibly and rapidly.
2. To mumble prayers in a mechanical manner.

v.tr.
To utter in a glib, rapid, or mechanical manner.

n.

1. The jargon of a particular group; cant.
2. Glib rapid speech, as of an auctioneer, salesperson, or comedian.
3. Meaningless talk; chatter.

[Middle English pateren, shortening and alteration of paternoster, paternoster (from the mechanical and rapid recitation of the prayer). See paternoster.]

patterer pat'ter·er n.

n

Definition: casual talk
Antonyms: quiet, silence

v

Definition: gab, chatter
Antonyms: be silent

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IN BRIEF: To mumble something over and over.

We all need somebody to talk to. It would be good if we talked to each other — not just pitter-patter, but real talk. — Liv Ullmann.

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. intr. - tromme
n. - trommen

2.
n. - snakke
v. intr. - plapre, snakke rivende hurtigt
v. tr. - sige noget hurtigt, mumle bønner

Nederlands (Dutch)
kletteren, afraffelen, babbelen, trippelen, (verkoop)praatje, geklets, jargon, tekst (van komediant/grappig lied), taaltje, gekletter

Français (French)
1.
v. intr. - cliqueter, trottiner, crépiter (la pluie, la grêle)
n. - crépitement, bruit de pas rapides et légers

2.
n. - faconde, discours lent et continu, baratin, boniment
v. intr. - jacasser, réciter machinalement (une prière)
v. tr. - dire (qch) vite et machinalement

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - trippeln, prasseln
n. - Getrippel, Prasseln, Fachjargon

2.
n. - Geplapper
v. - schwatzen, plappern

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - συνεχή ελαφρά χτυπήματα, ήχος ελαφρών βημάτων, γρήγορη απαγγελία τυποποιημένων φράσεων, "ποιηματάκι", "παραμύθι"
v. - πολυλογώ, φλυαρώ, χτυπώ ελαφρά και συνεχώς, περπατώ με γρήγορα ελαφρά βήματα

Italiano (Italian)
borbottare, gergo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - barulho de chuva (m), sapateado (m), tagarelice (f)
v. - tamborilar, tagarelar

Русский (Russian)
барабанить, жаргон, бормотание, постукивание

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. intr. - tamborilear, andar con paso ligero
n. - golpeteo, tamborileo

2.
n. - charloteo, jerga
v. intr. - charlar, hacer ruidos ligeros y acompasados, rezar de prisa, hablar en jerga
v. tr. - charlar, provocar un tamborileo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - smattrande, trippande, pladder, svada
v. - smattra, tassa, rabbla, pladdra

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 啪嗒啪嗒地响, 啪嗒啪嗒地走, 轻轻拍打, 使发嗒嗒声, 喋喋不休地说, 啪嗒啪嗒的声音

2. 喋喋不休, 喋喋不休地说, 行话, 连珠炮似的话, 黑话, 切口, 急口词

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
v. intr. - 啪嗒啪嗒地響, 啪嗒啪嗒地走, 輕輕拍打
v. tr. - 使發嗒嗒聲, 喋喋不休地說
n. - 啪嗒啪嗒的聲音

2.
v. intr. - 喋喋不休
v. tr. - 喋喋不休地說
n. - 行話, 連珠炮似的話, 黑話, 切口, 急口詞

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. intr. - 후두둑 떨어지다, 또닥또닥 소리가 나다
n. - 후두두(빗소리), 또닥또닥 (발소리)

2.
n. - 재잘거리는 소리, 쓸데 없는 이야기, 은어
v. intr. - 재잘대다, 은어를 지껄이다
v. tr. - (주문 등을) 빠른 말로 외다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - パラパラと降る, 早口にしゃべる
n. - パタパタという音, 符諜, 早口, おあつらえむきの, うまく

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) طقطقه, وقع خطوات الأطفال, عبارات خاصه يرددها الحاوي, قرع, كلام مشوق (فعل) يدمدم, يتمت, يطقطق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮גרם לנקישות חוזרות (של טיפות מים וכו')‬
n. - ‮צעדים קצרים ומהירים, רצף נקישות מהירות‬
n. - ‮תמליל של שיר מצחיק או אמירתו המהירה, הכרזת מוכר על סחורתו, משלב - עגה לשונית של מקצוע או מעמד מסוים, דיבור רצוף מהיר ושוטף‬
v. intr. - ‮דיבר בשטף או באופן מכני‬
v. tr. - ‮מילמל תפילה‬

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