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patter
1[ pat-er ]
verb (used without object)
- to make a rapid succession of light taps:
Raindrops patter on the windowpane.
Synonyms: , , ,
- to move or walk lightly or quickly:
The child pattered across the room.
verb (used with object)
- to cause to patter.
- to spatter with something.
noun
- a rapid succession of light tapping sounds:
the steady patter of rain on the tin roof.
- the act of pattering.
patter
2[ pat-er ]
noun
- meaningless, rapid talk; mere chatter; gabble.
- the usually glib and rapid speech or talk used by a magician while performing, a barker at a circus or sideshow, a comedian or other entertainer, a vendor of questionable wares, or the like; stylized or rehearsed talk used to attract attention, entertain, etc.
- amusing lines delivered rapidly by an entertainer or performer, as in a comic routine or in a song.
- the jargon or cant of any class, group, etc.
verb (used without object)
- to talk glibly or rapidly, especially with little regard to meaning; chatter.
- to repeat a paternoster or other prayer in a rapid, mechanical way.
verb (used with object)
- to recite or repeat (prayers, verses, etc.) in a rapid, mechanical way.
- to repeat or say rapidly or glibly.
patter
1/ ˈ±èæ³ÙÉ™ /
verb
- intr to walk or move with quick soft steps
- to strike with or make a quick succession of light tapping sounds
- rare.tr to cause to patter
noun
- a quick succession of light tapping sounds, as of feet
the patter of mice
patter
2/ ˈ±èæ³ÙÉ™ /
noun
- the glib rapid speech of comedians, salesmen, etc
- quick idle talk; chatter
- the jargon of a particular group; lingo
verb
- intr to speak glibly and rapidly
- to repeat (prayers) in a mechanical or perfunctory manner
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of patter1
Origin of patter2
Example Sentences
He’s practicing his slick three-card monte moves and patter, wanting to pick up his brother’s old line of work.
His style was laid back, conversational and a contrast to the highly formatted slick patter of many other DJs.
Years of honing her comic patter behind a bar helped and she quickly became established on the comedy circuit.
His patter — fast, outraged, informed and tinged with well-timed jokes — was a master class in old-school talk radio.
As he spoke, a steady rain pattered on the promenade facing Portland, just across the Columbia River.
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