patter

Significat (anglès)

Noun

A soft repeated sound, as of rain falling, or feet walking on a hard surface.

Verb

1. To make irregularly repeated sounds of low-to-moderate magnitude and lower-than-average pitch.
2. To spatter; to sprinkle.

Verb

1. To speak glibly and rapidly, as does an auctioneer or a sports commentator.
2. (obsolete) To repeat the Lord's Prayer.
3. (obsolete) To pray.
4. (obsolete) To repeat hurriedly; to mutter.

Sinònims

pitter-patter

spiel

chatter

sprinkle

jargon

tap

tapping

chitchat

rapid speech

palaver

spatter

line of gab

cant

spit

scrunch

slang

small talk

sound

🔉

spat

speechify

stroker

talkative

tongue-twister

walk

🚶

say over

scrape

bafflegab

dance

💃

garrulous

gibberish

gobbledygook

lingo

nag

patting

prattle

rattle

repeat

🔁

scamper

argot

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈpæt.ə/

Etimologia (anglès)

1610s, pat + -er (“frequentative (indicating repeated action)”), of (onomatopoeia) origin.