| 单词 | patter |
| 释义 | patter (once / 1553 pages) vn When something patters, it makes a light, rhythmic, tapping sound. On a rainy night, you might love lying in bed listening to the rain patter on the roof. You can describe the way rain patters, or the way children's feet patter down the hallway on Christmas morning. The light, quick sound itself is also a patter: "Listen to the patter of sleet on the window!" Informally, a salesman's pitch can be called patter as well, from an older meaning, "talk rapidly," from pater, "mumble prayers rapidly." The tapping kind of patter has a different root, which it shares with pat. WORD FAMILYpatter: pattered, pattering, patters USAGE EXAMPLESAnd in counterpoint to the voice of my excellent guide, Libanio, is the gentle patter of rain. Washington Times(Dec 21, 2016) What would happen if a president talked to world leaders in the same explosive patter Donald Trump perfected on the campaign trail? Seattle Times(Dec 05, 2016) Their mind-reading act was top-notch, their patter a notch lower. New York Times(Dec 04, 2016) 1v make light, rapid and repeated sounds gently pattering rain Syn|Hyper pitter-patter go, sound make a certain noise or sound 2v rain gently Syn|Hyper pitter-patter, spatter, spit, sprinkle rain, rain down precipitate as rain 3n a quick succession of light rapid sounds the patter of mice the patter of tiny feet Hyper sound the sudden occurrence of an audible event 4n plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson) Syn|Hyper line of gab, spiel channel, communication channel, line (often plural) a means of communication or access |
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