PATTER

Meaning of PATTER in English

Function: verb

Etymology: frequentative of 3 pat

Date: 1611

intransitive verb

1 : to strike or pat rapidly and repeatedly

2 : to run with quick light-sounding steps

transitive verb : to cause to patter

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

PATTER — I. ˈpad.ə(r), -atə- verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English patren, patern, from paternoster transitive verb 1. : to say …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PATTER — (n.) The cant of a class; patois; as, thieves's patter; gypsies' patter.
Английский словарь Webster
PATTER — (n.) A quick succession of slight sounds; as, the patter of rain; the patter of little feet.
Английский словарь Webster
PATTER — (v. i.) To mutter; to mumble; as, to patter with the lips.
Английский словарь Webster
PATTER — ( v. i. ) To mutter; to mumble; as, to patter with the lips.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PATTER — ( n. ) The cant of a class; patois; as, thieves's patter; gypsies' patter.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PATTER — ( n. ) A quick succession of slight sounds; as, the patter of rain; the patter of little feet.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PATTER — patter 1 /pat"euhr/ , v.i. 1. to make a rapid succession of light taps: Raindrops patter on the windowpane. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PATTER — I. ˈpa-tər verb Etymology: Middle English patren, from paternoster Date: 14th century transitive verb : to say or speak in …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PATTER — noun glib and rapid speech; a voluble harangue. 2. patter ·vi to mutter; as prayers. 3. patter ·noun the cant …
Webster English vocab
PATTER — [pat.ter] vb [ME patren, fr. paternoster] vt (14c): to say or speak in a rapid or mechanical manner ~ vi …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PATTER — patter BrE AmE ˈpæt ə AmE ˈpæt̬ ə r ▷ patter|ed d ▷ pattering ˈpæt ə r ɪŋ AmE ˈpæt̬ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PATTER — / ˈpætə(r); NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ sing. ] the sound that is made by sth …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PATTER — I. pat ‧ ter 1 /ˈpætə $ -ər/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive] [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Origin: ⇨ ↑ pat …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PATTER — v. & n. --v. 1 intr. make a rapid succession of taps, as of rain on a window-pane. 2 intr. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PATTER — v. & n. v. 1 intr. make a rapid succession of taps, as of rain on a window-pane. 2 intr. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PATTER — ( patters, pattering, pattered) 1. If something patters on a surface, it hits it quickly several times, making quiet, tapping …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PATTER — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES the rain patters on sth (= drops of rain hit something and make a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PATTER — I. noun Patter is used after these nouns: ↑ sale II. verb ADVERB ▪ gently , lightly , softly ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PATTER — n. 25B6; noun this witty patter : PRATTLE, prating, blather, blither, drivel, chatter, jabber, babble; informal yabbering, yatter; archaic twaddle. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PATTER — n. 25B6; verb raindrops pattered against the window : GO PITTER-PATTER, tap, drum, beat, pound, rat-a-tat, go pit-a-pat, thrum. she …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PATTER — n. 1 pitch, sales talk, spiel, line Anyone listening to his patter might be inclined to buy a time-share holiday …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
PATTER — v. 1 tiptoe; scurry, scuttle, skip, trip I could hear the squirrels pattering across the metal roof 2 spatter, pitter-patter, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
PATTER — I 1. сущ. 1) а) условный язык, арго Syn : cant II 1. б) воровской жаргон 2) а) говорок; скороговорка …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PATTER — patter.ogg _I 1. ʹpætə n 1. условный язык, социальный или профессиональный жаргон that's my name in Gipsy patter - цыгане …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PATTER — _I 1. ʹpætə n 1. условный язык, социальный или профессиональный жаргон that's my name in Gipsy patter - цыгане называют …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PATTER — I 1. сущ. 1) а) условный язык, арго Syn: cant II 1. б) воровской жаргон 2) а) говорок; скороговорка Syn: …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PATTER — I 1. сущ. 1) а) условный язык, арго Syn: cant II 1. б) воровской жаргон 2) а) говорок; скороговорка Syn: tongue-twister, rapid speech б) разг. речитативные вставки в песню; реприза 3) разг. …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PATTER — _I 1. _n. 1> условный язык, жаргон 2> говорок; скороговорка 3> _собир. речитативные вставки в песню; реприза 4> _собир. болтовня, …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
PATTER — I 1. n. 1. условный язык, жаргон 2. говорок; скороговорка 3. собир. речитативные вставки в песню; реприза 4. собир. болтовня, …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
PATTER — I 1. сущ. 1) а) условный язык, арго Syn : cant II 1. б) воровской жаргон 2) а) говорок; скороговорка …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PATTER — v. (sound) claccar, battettar; (speech) babillar
English interlingue dictionary
PATTER — lagasak;patakpatak;pinagakpak;tagaktak;tinagaktak
English-Visayan vocabulary
PATTER — I. verb Etymology: Middle English patren, from paternoster Date: 14th century transitive verb to say or speak in a rapid …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PATTER — (n.) Glib and rapid speech; a voluble harangue.
Английский словарь Webster
PATTER — (v. i.) To mutter; as prayers.
Английский словарь Webster
PATTER — (v. t.) To spatter; to sprinkle.
Английский словарь Webster
PATTER — (v. i.) To talk glibly; to chatter; to harangue.
Английский словарь Webster
PATTER — (v. i.) To strike with a quick succession of slight, sharp sounds; as, pattering rain or hail; pattering feet.
Английский словарь Webster
PATTER — (n.) The language or oratory of a street peddler, conjurer, or the like, hence, glib talk; a voluble harangue; mere …
Английский словарь Webster
PATTER — ( v. t. ) To spatter; to sprinkle.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PATTER — ( v. i. ) To talk glibly; to chatter; to harangue.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PATTER — ( v. i. ) To strike with a quick succession of slight, sharp sounds; as, pattering rain or hail; pattering …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PATTER — ( v. i. ) To mutter; as prayers.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PATTER — ( n. ) Glib and rapid speech; a voluble harangue.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PATTER — v. chatter, make small talk; walk, putter
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PATTER — n. chatter, small talk; sound of footsteps; gossip; slang, jargon
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PATTER — n. Function: noun Date: 1844 : a quick succession of light sounds or pats
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PATTER — n. Function: noun Date: 1758 1 : a specialized lingo : CANT especially : the jargon of criminals (as thieves) …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PATTER — n. Pronunciation: ' pa-t ə r Function: verb Etymology: Middle English patren, from paternoster Date: 14th century transitive verb : …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PATTER — ~ 1 ■ verb 1》 make a repeated light tapping sound. 2》 run with quick light steps. ■ noun a …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PATTER — n. & v. --n. 1 a the rapid speech used by a comedian or introduced into a song. b the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PATTER — n. & v. n. 1 a the rapid speech used by a comedian or introduced into a song. b the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PATTER — 1. v. & n. --v. 1. intr. make a rapid succession of taps, as of rain on a window-pane. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
PATTER — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) 1. If something ~s on a surface, it hits it quickly several times, making quiet, tapping sounds. …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PATTER — (SPEECH) [noun] [U] - continuous and sometimes amusing speech or talk, often learned in advance, esp. used by someone trying …
Cambridge English vocab
PATTER
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PATTER — To talk. To patter flash; to speak flash, or the language used by thieves. How the blowen lushes jackey, and …
Slang English vocab
PATTER — n. Function: noun Synonyms: DIALECT 2, argot, cant, jargon, lingo, patois, slang, vernacular
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
PATTER — n. Function: verb Synonyms: CHAT 1, babble, chatter, clack, gabble, jaw, prate, prattle, yak, yakety-yak
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
PATTER — I. verb Synonyms: chat 1, babble, chatter, clack, gabble, jaw, prate, prattle, yak, yakety-yak II. noun Synonyms: dialect 2, argot, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
PATTER — I. noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
PATTER — See ↑ SOUND 6
Longman Activator English vocab
PATTER — v. ( d ; intr. ) to ~ against, on (the rain was ~ing on the windows)
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

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