patter

  1. Noun.  The soft sound of feet walking on a hard surface.
  2. Noun.  One who pats.
  3. Noun.  Glib and rapid speech, such as from an auctioneer, or banter during a sports event.
  4. Verb.  To make irregularly repeated sounds of low-to-moderate magnitude and lower-than-average pitch.

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