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
• small talk
• table talk
• natter
• jangle
• causerie
• gabfest
• confabulation
• dialogue
• cackle
• schmooze
• dialog
• rap
• chin music
• discourse
• tête-à-tête
• confab
• debate
• exchange
• backchat
• chin-wag
• conference
• symposium
• colloquy
• crosstalk
• parley
• yak
• give-and-take
• yammer
• yack
• happy talk
• yap

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
• shoot the breeze
• kibbitz
• blab
• blow smoke
• gas
• discuss
• twitter
• chaffer
• chew the rag
• shmooze
• chew the fat
• talk a blue streak
• visit
• expatiate
• tattle
• descant
• yak
• yap
• yammer
• yack

Examples of patter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Altman shot the movie in Houston, and Duvall was a real Texas discovery, immediately hypnotic with her wide-eyed gaze, sing-song voice, chatterbox patter and liberated, angular presence. —Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2024

The hallmark of a great patter song is a fast tempo paired with a swift sequence of rhythmic patterns, where each syllable of the text aligns with a single note. —Meredith Woerner, Variety, 15 Aug. 2024

Verb

Hi-hats pattering like fingernails tapping on glass. —Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 26 Mar. 2024

Military trucks and stacks of orange buoys line the riverbank and helicopters patter high overhead, a mix of state and federal entities. —USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2024