<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>to make a rapid succession of light taps: Raindrops patter on the windowpane.</li><li>to move or walk lightly or quickly: The child pattered across the room.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a rapid succession of light tapping sounds: the steady patter of rain on the tin roof.</li><li>the act of pattering.</li></ul>