Patter

noun

/ˈpætə/

Word Frequency: 0.4

Definitions

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

"I could hear the patter of mice running about in the dark."

2.verbTo make irregularly repeated sounds of low-to-moderate magnitude and lower-than-average pitch.

"The bullets pattered into the log-cabin walls."

3.verbTo spatter; to sprinkle.

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