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present participle of patter
Synonyms of pattering
to engage in casual or rambling conversation
- the toddler pattered on for what seemed like hours
Synonyms for pattering
- babbling,
- blabbing,
- cackling,
- chaffering
- [British],
- chattering,
- chatting,
- chinning
- [slang],
- conversing,
- gabbing,
- gabbling,
- gassing,
- jabbering,
- jawing,
- kibitzing
- (also kibbitzing),
- nattering,
- palavering,
- prating,
- prattling,
- rapping,
- rattling,
- running on,
- schmoozing
- (or shmoozing),
- talking,
- twittering,
- visiting
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“Pattering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pattering. Accessed 20 Jan. 2022.
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