Difference between Spit and Patter

What is the difference between Spit and Patter?

Spit as a noun is a rod on which meat is grilled (uk english) or broiled (us english). while Patter as a noun is the soft sound of feet walking on a hard surface.

Spit

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A rod on which meat is grilled (UK English) or broiled (US English). A narrow, pointed, usually sandy peninsula. Saliva, especially when expectorated. An instance of spitting.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To impale on a spit. To evacuate (saliva or another substance) from the mouth. To utter.

Example sentence: I personally think there's going to be a greater demand in 10 years for liberal arts majors than there were for programming majors and maybe even engineering, because when the data is all being spit out for you, options are being spit out for you, you need a different perspective in order to have a different view of the data.

Patter

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To make irregularly repeated sounds of low-to-moderate magnitude and lower-than-average pitch.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The soft sound of feet walking on a hard surface.One who pats.Glib and rapid speech, such as from an auctioneer, or banter during a sports event.

We hope you now know whether to use Spit or Patter in your sentence.

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