Synonyms of patter

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noun

1

as in chatter

friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this

their patter could be heard down the hall

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chatter
• chat
• talk
• gossip
• chitchat
• jaw
• gab
• palaver
• natter
• small talk
• table talk
• jangle
• causerie
• gabfest
• confabulation
• dialogue
• cackle
• schmooze
• rap
• chin music
• discourse
• tête-à-tête
• confab
• debate
• exchange
• chin-wag
• backchat
• conference
• symposium
• colloquy
• parley
• yak
• give-and-take
• yammer
• happy talk
• yap
• cross talk

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• terminology
• dialect
• vocabulary
• language
• slang
• idiom
• jargon
• patois
• jive
• shoptalk
• argot
• lingo
• speech
• shop
• colloquial
• vernacular
• cant
• parlance
• colloquialism
• pidgin
• regionalism
• localism
• journalese
• vernacularism
• provincialism
• slanguage
• bureaucratese
• computerese
• educationese
• cyberspeak
• governmentese
• technobabble

patter

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verb

ˈpa-tər 

as in to chat

to engage in casual or rambling conversation

the toddler pattered on for what seemed like hours

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chat
• converse
• talk
• chatter
• rattle
• babble
• prattle
• gabble
• prate
• natter
• jaw
• rap
• palaver
• gab
• cackle
• jabber
• gossip
• schmooze
• chin
• run on
• kibitz
• blab
• blow smoke
• gas
• twitter
• discuss
• shoot the breeze
• chaffer
• chew the fat
• visit
• talk a blue streak
• expatiate
• tattle
• descant
• yak
• yap
• yammer

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of patter

Noun

Chapin, the mechanic on the Shawmut crew, was a wiry 6-footer with a winking sense of humor and a penchant for machine-shop patter peppered with gleeful profanity, a likable 26-year-old who’d been a reliable factory hand and test driver before the fire. — Eric Moskowitz, The Atlantic, 31 May 2026

The lead up to May 26 The election season patter from both campaigns is to be expected. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026

Verb

Morning brought rain, pattering on the rooftop, soothing and monsoon-y. — 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