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Pattered vs Yattered - What's the difference?

pattered | yattered |

As verbs the difference between pattered and yattered

is that pattered is (patter) while yattered is (yatter).

pattered

English

Verb

(head)
  • (patter)

  • patter

    English

    Etymology 1

    1610s, of (onomatopoeia) origin.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The soft sound of feet walking on a hard surface.
  • I could hear the patter of mice running about in the dark.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1907, author=
  • , title=The Dust of Conflict , chapter=7 citation , passage=The patter of feet, and clatter of strap and swivel, seemed to swell into a bewildering din, but they were almost upon the fielato offices, where the carretera entered the town, before a rifle flashed.}}
    Derived terms
    * pitter-patter

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make irregularly repeated sounds of low-to-moderate magnitude and lower-than-average pitch.
  • The bullets pattered into the log-cabin walls.
  • * Thomson
  • The stealing shower is scarce to patter heard.
  • To spatter; to sprinkle.
  • * J. R. Drake
  • Patter the water about the boat.

    Etymology 2

    Circa 1400, from . Noun attested 1758, originally referring to the cant of thieves and beggers.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Glib and rapid speech, such as from an auctioneer, or banter during a sports event.
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To speak in such a way – glibly and rapidly, such as from an auctioneer, or when bantering during a sports event.
  • * Mayhew
  • I've gone out and pattered to get money.
    Derived terms
    * Glasgow patter

    Etymology 3

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who pats.
  • yattered

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (yatter)

  • yatter

    English

    (wikipedia yatter)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • natter, prattle, mindless chatter.
  • Synonyms

    * See also

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To natter, prattle; to mindlessly chatter
  • See also

    * yada yada yada

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