patter
/ˈpæt.ɚ/ verb C2- To speak glibly and rapidly, as does an auctioneer or a sports commentator.
He/she/it patters · Past pattered · Past participle pattered · -ing form pattering
Verb forms
- Base form
- patter
- He/she/it
- patters
- Past
- pattered
- Past participle
- pattered
- -ing form
- pattering
From the library
In a few minutes they heard the pattering of tiny feet, and many of the small gray mice came running up to her.
My fearful footsteps patter nigh,
I had no idea how long he might be, but I sat stolidly puffing at my pipe and skipping over the pages of Henri Murger’s “Vie de Bohème.” Ten o’clock passed, and I heard the footsteps of the maid as they pattered off to bed.
“What on earth is this?” I cried, for at this moment there came the pattering of many steps in the hall and on the stairs, accompanied by audible expressions of disgust upon the part of our landlady.
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