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patter

[pat-er] / ˈpæt ər /




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The evening is lightly dappled with personal or informative patter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

Lanky, hunched and fragile, Skarsgård’s version isn’t quite as salt-of the-earth, although he’s captured his rapid patter and the burning menace in his eyes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

Immigration enforcement officers had only come by once in the past five years, when he was out, Surchi said during his sales patter.

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2025

We banged out meals for a while, Lydia amusing us with her usual patter, Tommy dunking clams and shrimp into hot grease, the usual ebb and flow of a busy kitchen.

From Salon • Dec. 20, 2000

There was a faint patter on the roof, and droplets slid down the window over their bed.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez




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