Patter
WordNet
noun
(1) Plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson)
(2) A quick succession of light rapid sounds
"The patter of mice"
"The patter of tiny feet"
verb
(3) Make light, rapid and repeated sounds
"Gently pattering rain"
(4) Rain gently
"It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick"
WiktionaryText
Noun
- The soft sound of feet walking on a hard surface.
- I could hear the patter of the burglar, so I hid in the linen closet.
- One who pats.
- Glib and rapid speech, such as from an auctioneer, or banter during a sports event.
Verb
- To make irregularly repeated sounds of low-to-moderate magnitude and lower-than-average pitch.
- The bullets pattered in the log-cabin walls.