to make a rapid succession of light taps

Raindrops patter on the windowpane.

to move or walk lightly or quickly

The child pattered across the room.

to cause to patter.

to spatter with something.

a rapid succession of light tapping sounds

the steady patter of rain on the tin roof.

the act of pattering.

noun

quiet , silence

verb

be silent

noun

chatter , pad , pat , pelt , pitapat , pitter-patter , rat-a-tat , rattle , scurry , scuttle , skip , tap , tiptoe , trip , argot , cant , dialect , jabber * , jargon , jive * , line * , lingo , monologue , patois , pitch * , prattle * , slant * , spiel * , vernacular

verb

babble , blab * , clack * , hold forth , jabber , jaw * , prate , prattle , rattle , spiel * , spout , tattle , yak * , yakety-yak , cant , chatter , drum , glib , jargon , move , mumble , scuttle , sound , speak , talk , tapping , utter