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patter

/ patter /

noun/verb

noun Sense 1

a quick succession of light rapid sounds

"the patter of mice"

"the patter of tiny feet"

Type of:

sound

Derived:

pitter-patter

verb Sense 2

make light, rapid and repeated sounds

"gently pattering rain"

Type of:

sound go

Derived:

pitter-patter

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s

Somebody ----s something with something

noun Sense 3

plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson)

Type of:

line

Derived:

spiel

verb Sense 4

rain gently

"It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick"

Type of:

rain rain down

Derived:

scattering sprinkle sprinkling

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody

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