I. -niŋ, -nēŋ noun
( -s )
1. : decoration, composition, or configuration according to a pattern
the sober patterning of his cravat — Osbert Sitwell
2.
a. : personal conduct illustrating a sociocultural pattern
b. : the characteristic form of a sociocultural custom or institution
II. noun
: physical therapy characterized especially by repeated manipulation of body parts to stimulate normal motor developmental states (as crawling and walking) in order to stimulate the brain to develop specific motor skills lacking in individuals and usually young children who have neurological deficiencies attributable especially to brain injury