"patters" in the noun sense
1. spiel, patter, line of gab
plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson)
2. patter
a quick succession of light rapid sounds
"the patter of mice"
"the patter of tiny feet"
"patters" in the verb sense
1. sprinkle, spit, spatter, patter, pitter-patter
rain gently
"It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick"
2. patter, pitter-patter
make light, rapid and repeated sounds
"gently pattering rain"
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