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41patter — (pa té) v. n. Terme de chasse. Se dit d un animal qui emporte la terre avec ses pieds, dans les lieux humides. Un lièvre qui a patté, c est à dire qui a laissé des traces de ses pieds. ÉTYMOLOGIE Patte …
42patter — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. chatter, mumble, ramble, babble, jabber, mutter; tap, pitterpatter. n. dialect, cant, chatter, babble. See loquacity, sound. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. tapping, patting, sound; see noise 2 . v. Syn.… …
43patter — pat·ter || pætÉ™(r) n. chatter, small talk; sound of footsteps; gossip; slang, jargon v. chatter, make small talk; walk, putter …
44patter song — n. comic song depending for its humorous effect on rapid enunciation of the words …
45patter — patter1 verb 1》 make a repeated light tapping sound. 2》 run with quick light steps. noun a repeated light tapping. Origin C17: frequentative of pat1. patter2 noun rapid continuous talk, such as that used by a comedian or salesman. ↘rapid speech… …
46patter — pat·ter …
47patter — [ˈpætə] noun 1) [singular] a series of short quiet sounds caused by something falling onto or hitting a surface, or by someone walking or running along it 2) [singular/U] very fast continuous talk from someone who is entertaining people or trying …
48patter song — pat′ter song n. mad a comic song depending partly for its humorous effect on rapid enunciation of the words • Etymology: 1815–25 …
49patter song — /ˈpætə sɒŋ/ (say patuh song) noun a song, usually humorous, marked by a high rate of syllable articulation …
50patter of tiny feet — …
