Meaning

1 senses

  1. (rare)To make an irregular, repetitive sound.

Origin

Onomatopoeic; compare patter.

Onomatopoeic; compare patter.

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Forms

petters, pettering, pettered, pettered
Base formpetter · to petter
3rd person singularpetters
Present participlepettering
Past simplepettered
Past participlepettered

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theypetter
he, she, itpetters

Past simpleLesson

all personspettered

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave pettered
he, she, ithas pettered

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill petter

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
petrodollarpetrolA2petroleumpettyB2petulantpetunia

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