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Meaning of patter

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  patter
      n 1: plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson)
           [syn: {spiel}, {patter}, {line of gab}]
      2: a quick succession of light rapid sounds; "the patter of
         mice"; "the patter of tiny feet"
      v 1: rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are
           slick" [syn: {sprinkle}, {spit}, {spatter}, {patter},
           {pitter-patter}]
      2: make light, rapid and repeated sounds; "gently pattering
         rain" [syn: {patter}, {pitter-patter}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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