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- DictionaryPat·ter/ˈpadər/
noun
- 1. rapid or smooth-flowing continuous talk, such as that used by a comedian or salesman: "slick black hair, flashy clothes, and a New York line of patter"
verb
- 1. talk at length without saying anything significant: "she pattered on incessantly"
The meaning of PATTER is to say or speak in a rapid or mechanical manner. How to use patter in a sentence.
PATTER definition: 1. continuous and sometimes funny speech or talk, especially used by someone trying to sell things…. Learn more.
Patter definition: to make a rapid succession of light taps. See examples of PATTER used in a sentence.
PATTER meaning: 1. continuous and sometimes funny speech or talk, especially used by someone trying to sell things…. Learn more.
When something patters, it makes a light, rhythmic, tapping sound. On a rainy night, you might love lying in bed listening to the rain patter on the roof. You can describe the way rain patters, or the way children's feet patter down the hallway on Christmas morning.
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 .] pat′ter·er n.
Someone's patter is a series of things that they say quickly and easily, usually in order to entertain people or to persuade them to buy or do something. Even his neighbours in rural Maine fell for his patter.
