Patter — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson)

a quick succession of light rapid sounds

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈæɾɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈatə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈatə/

2 syllables Say it as /pˈæɾɚ/.

Examples

the patter of mice
the patter of tiny feet
It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

spit spiel spatter sprinkle pitter-patter line of gab

Parts of Speech

noun	plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson)
noun	a quick succession of light rapid sounds “the patter of mice”
verb	rain gently “It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick”
verb	make light, rapid and repeated sounds “gently pattering rain”

Word Forms

spiel	verb	speak at great length (about something)
patter	verb	make light, rapid and repeated sounds
sprinkle	noun	a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby
sprinkling	noun	a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby
patter	noun	a quick succession of light rapid sounds
pitter-patter	noun	a series of rapid tapping sounds

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

prasseln

plausible, oberflächliche Rede (besonders nützlich für einen Verkäufer)

🇫🇷French

crépiter

discours plausible et désinvolte (particulièrement utile pour un vendeur)

🇪🇸Spanish

tamborileo

charla simplista plausible (especialmente útil para un vendedor)

🇮🇹Italian

picchiettio

discorso disinvolto plausibile (particolarmente utile per un venditore)

🇳🇱Dutch

geklets

plausibele, vlotte praatjes (vooral nuttig voor een verkoper)

🇵🇹Portuguese

tamborilar

conversa simplista e plausível (especialmente útil para um vendedor)

🇷🇺Russian

скороговорка

правдоподобный бойкий разговор (особенно полезен продавцу)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गपशप

प्रशंसनीय ग्लिब टॉक (विशेषकर विक्रेता के लिए उपयोगी)

🇧🇩Bengali

প্যাটার

যুক্তিযুক্ত গ্লিব টক (বিশেষত একজন বিক্রয়কর্মীর জন্য দরকারী)

🇮🇳Tamil

படபடப்பு

நம்பத்தகுந்த glib பேச்சு (குறிப்பாக விற்பனையாளருக்கு பயனுள்ளதாக இருக்கும்)

🇮🇳Telugu

కొట్టు

ఆమోదయోగ్యమైన గ్లిబ్ టాక్ (ముఖ్యంగా విక్రయదారునికి ఉపయోగపడుతుంది)

🇮🇳Marathi

थापा

प्रशंसनीय ग्लिब चर्चा (विशेषत: विक्रेत्यासाठी उपयुक्त)

🇮🇳Gujarati

પેટર

બુદ્ધિગમ્ય ગ્લિબ ટોક (ખાસ કરીને વેચાણકર્તા માટે ઉપયોગી)

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಟ್ಟನೆ

ತೋರಿಕೆಯ ಗ್ಲಿಬ್ ಚರ್ಚೆ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಮಾರಾಟಗಾರರಿಗೆ ಉಪಯುಕ್ತ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

പതറുക

വിശ്വസനീയമായ ഗ്ലിബ് ടോക്ക് (ഒരു വിൽപ്പനക്കാരന് പ്രത്യേകിച്ചും ഉപയോഗപ്രദമാണ്)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੈਟਰ

ਸੰਭਾਵੀ ਗਲਬ ਟਾਕ (ਖਾਸ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਸੇਲਜ਼ਪਰਸਨ ਲਈ ਲਾਭਦਾਇਕ)

🇵🇰Urdu

گڑبڑ

قابل فہم گلیب ٹاک (خاص طور پر سیلز پرسن کے لیے مفید)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

啪嗒啪嗒

似是而非的油嘴滑舌（对销售人员特别有用）

🇯🇵Japanese

パターン

もっともらしい口頭での話（特に営業担当者にとって有益）

🇰🇷Korean

은어

그럴듯한 입담(특히 영업사원에게 유용함)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vỗ về

cuộc nói chuyện lém lỉnh hợp lý (đặc biệt hữu ích với nhân viên bán hàng)

🇹🇭Thai

ลวดลาย

พูดจาโผงผางอย่างน่าเชื่อถือ (มีประโยชน์โดยเฉพาะกับพนักงานขาย)

🇮🇩Indonesian

rintik

pembicaraan fasih yang masuk akal (terutama berguna bagi tenaga penjualan)

🇲🇾Malay

tepuk-tepuk

ceramah glib yang munasabah (terutamanya berguna kepada jurujual)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

طقطق

حديث سطحي معقول (مفيد بشكل خاص لمندوب المبيعات)

🇮🇷Persian

نوازش کردن

گفتگوی معقول و منطقی (به ویژه برای یک فروشنده مفید)

🇹🇷Turkish

pıtırtı

Akla yatkın akıcı konuşma (özellikle satış elemanı için faydalıdır)

🇮🇱Hebrew

לַהַג

דיבור גלוי סביר (שימושי במיוחד לאיש מכירות)

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