- 1[intransitive] + adv./prep. to make quick, light sounds as a surface is being hit several times Rain pattered against the window.
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- 2[intransitive] + adv./prep. to walk with light steps in a particular direction I heard her feet pattering along the corridor.
patter
verbNAmE//ˈpæt̮ər//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they patter he / she / it patters
past simple pattered
-ing form pattering
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