patter
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Speaking of stamina and dedication: Mr. Elwes himself narrates the “Huge Numbers” audiobook, and does so with the precision patter of a Brit who received a first-class-honors mathematics degree from Oxford.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
Doctors on the writing staff compose technical dialogue used for background patter, which often gets added during the postproduction process of sound editing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
The organisation's chief executive, wing commander Ian Cumming, said he would never forget Lamond's "cheeky patter".
From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026
He was 27, an aspiring cop with a Hollywood apartment and a glib patter that reminded people of a used-car salesman.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2025
I can hear the recycling van trundling up the street and the soft patter of rain against the window.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
Vocabulary lists containing patter
The Watsons Go to Birmingham
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"There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury
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