patter
noun
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L325156 on Wikidata ↗verb
- create intermittent soft sounds
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈpæt.ə/ / /ˈpæt.ɚ/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English pat English -er English patter From pat + -er (“agent”).
- One who pats.
“I used to hate head patters, and I have realized that all children dislike being patted on the head.”
verb
Etymology: Noun is from Middle English pater, verb is from Middle English pateren. Noun attested 1758, originally referring to the cant of thieves and beggers.
- To speak glibly and rapidly, as does an auctioneer or a sports commentator.
“He showed a little of the pride of art in describing the management of his business, but he would not hear that he “pattered:” he talked to his customers, he declared, as any draper, who knew his business well, might talk to his.”
- To repeat the Lord's Prayer.
- To pray.
- To repeat hurriedly; to mutter.