Plural of patter
regular plural
The plural of patter is patters.
Forms of patter
| Singular | patter /ˈpæt.ə/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | patters |
| Countable | countable |
Patters in a sentence
- I used to hate head patters, and I have realized that all children dislike being patted on the head.1981, Jackie Cooper, Richard Kleiner, Please Shoot Dog, page 50
- Scientists have used bioacoustics—a subfield of ecology that relies on sound to make environmental analyses—for studying bats from afar, dolphin communication patters and more.2024, Meghie Rodrigues, “The song of a missing bird may help scientists find it”, in Science News, page 4. From the entry bioacoustics
Meaning of patter
- noun A soft repeated sound, as of rain falling, or feet walking on a hard surface.
- verb To make irregularly repeated sounds of low-to-moderate magnitude and lower-than-average pitch.
- verb To spatter; to sprinkle.
Questions about the plural of patter
- What is the plural of patter?
- The plural of patter is patters.
- Is patter countable?
- Patter is a countable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: patter (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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