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as in chatter
friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this
their patter could be heard down the hall
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as in terminology
the special terms or expressions of a particular group or field
the patter of highbrow criticism that one hears in fashionable art galleries
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as in to chat
to engage in casual or rambling conversation
the toddler pattered on for what seemed like hours
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Recent Examples of patter
Mark Knapp,
PC Magazine,
8 May 2026
Rain patters through and gathers in puddles as visitors explore in silence.
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Lale Arikoglu,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 May 2026
John Bowe,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Feb. 2026
Benito finds community with the like-minded Pleneros de la Cresta, who have been playing the island’s pattering folk music for over a decade.
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Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
2 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Almost everything sounds great, but the constant patter of the drums, which falls into the boosted bass range, feels more like a battering.
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Mark Knapp,
PC Magazine,
8 May 2026
Rain patters through and gathers in puddles as visitors explore in silence.
—
Lale Arikoglu,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 May 2026
Verb
Morning brought rain, pattering on the rooftop, soothing and monsoon-y.
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John Bowe,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Feb. 2026
Benito finds community with the like-minded Pleneros de la Cresta, who have been playing the island’s pattering folk music for over a decade.
—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
2 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for patter
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In the last year or two, there was chatter and debate whether Messi would actually be selected to join the national team again.
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If circumstances had gone Spain’s way with more clinical finishing or a Cape Verde defender making a mistake, then the result would have been different and a lot of the chatter currently happening (including here) would likely not be happening.
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Learning about their industry and its terminology would be a huge task for me.
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Every major technology shift creates terminology confusion.
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These hard-sided, pop-top adventure trucks look so cool that strangers will stop to chat with you — guaranteed.
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While Yahia chats with The Star, his daughter, Hannah, takes a tray of baklava out of the oven.
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Cannon talk is also reverberating in the run-up to Independence Day and the 250th anniversary of America’s founding.
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Vitello mentioned that the talk in the coaches’ room Saturday night focused on preparing to face Sale in the series finale.
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In our day, before there was the interweb, 30 to 40 interviews a week, promoting stuff back-to-back-to-back in all dialects and languages.
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Like every precocious rising star fluent in the dialect of bluster, Wembanyama talked big, too.
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Many decades worth of politicians have sipped Cafecito at the famous coffee counter window, La Ventanita, meeting there to converse with Miami’s Hispanic community.
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Property management teams are encouraged to converse with residents to gain their off-the-cuff thoughts about the value of different amenities, Khouri says.
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Operational Infrastructure The market is slowly finding a more honest vocabulary for what AI models actually are.
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Using data collected over years of painstaking observation, Elie discovered 11 core calls that make up the zebra finch vocabulary, such as calls for distress, hunger and saying hello.
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Hong Kong — The buzzing of needles and gasps of pain fall silent, replaced by the clacking and rattling of steel and plastic colliding.
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Which is why we were thrilled to find so many Prime Day deals on enriching toys, like this beautiful wooden Montessori toy, this silicone rattle and teether combo, and this charming teddy bear.
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“Patter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patter. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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