- 1[singular] the sound that is made by something repeatedly hitting a surface quickly and lightly the patter of feet/footsteps the patter of rain on the roof
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- 2[uncountable, singular] fast continuous talk by someone who is trying to sell you something or entertain you sales patter Idioms
a way of referring to children when someone wants, or is going to have, a baby We can't wait to hear the patter of tiny feet.
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