See Also: patter(dictionary)
patter(medicine)
Patter(money)
patter(1)(dictionary)
patter(2)(dictionary)
patter 2, noun(dictionary)
patter 1, verb(dictionary)
pitter-patter(dictionary)
Patter - Poker(gambling)
pitter-patter(dictionary)

patter (iou)



patter verb2 & noun2. E17.
[Dim. and frequentative of PAT verb: see -ER5. Cf. PITTER verb, PITTER-PATTER.]
A. verb.
verb intrans. Make a rapid succession of light sounds or taps. E17.
W. H. Auden The rain comes pattering out of the sky.
b. Run with quick short steps. E19.
verb trans. Cause to fall or strike with a rapid succession of short soft strokes. E19.
b. noun. The action or fact of pattering; a rapid succession of light taps. M19.
the patter of little feet, the patter of tiny feet (with allus. to the sound of young children running etc.) the presence of a young child, the expectation of the birth of a child.