PATTER

patter. Patter, v.i. to beat or make a noise like hail

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Pat″ter (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Pattered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Pattering.] [[Freq. of pat to strike gently.]] 1. 1. To strike with a quick succession of slight, sharp sounds; as, pattering rain or hail; pattering feet.
The stealing shower is scarce to patter heard. Thomson. 2. 2. To mutter; to mumble; as, to patter with the lips. Tyndale. [[In this sense, and in the following, perh. from paternoster.]]
3. 3. To talk glibly; to chatter; to harangue.
I've gone out and pattered to get money. Mayhew.