Thesaurus results for PATTERING

pattering

verb

present participle of patter

as in chatting

to engage in casual or rambling conversation the toddler pattered on for what seemed like hours

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Recent Examples of pattering The interview was interrupted multiple times because of rain pattering against the barn roof where it was being held. — Emily Chang, ABC News, 7 June 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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O’Connell offered more context while chatting with talk show host Ripa.

— Shelby Stivale, Entertainment Weekly, 29 July 2026
While chatting with Overtime for a video posted on Wednesday, July 29, the Dallas Wings star said would want to swap with Spiderman star Tom Holland.

— Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026

Definition of chatting

Verb

Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh has been talking a big game for months about fighting inflation, but failure to signal an intention to follow through soon has Wall Street questioning his commitment to price stability.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026
Slot has stayed quiet and out of the limelight since he was sacked by Liverpool a week after the end of his second season in charge, instead choosing to do the talking in his own head.

— Gregg Evans, New York Times, 31 July 2026

Definition of talking

Verb

But there’s something else Sirianni realized in conversing with the chatbot.

— Zach Berman, New York Times, 20 July 2026
The series will feature Questlove and three guests playing a variety of games from Uno to Jenga to original Questlove creations, all while conversing about their lives and careers.

— Mya Copeland, Variety, 2 July 2026

Definition of conversing

Verb

That’s nothing more than a nonsensical, demonizing political narrative spewed by left-wing politicians and their brethren in the progressive chattering class.

— Michael Zais, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2026
Jean’s Beach at the Old Stove Pub The hush-hush purchase of the Old Stove Pub by Max Chodorow had everyone chattering for months.

— Nancy Kane, Curbed, 25 June 2026

Definition of chattering

Verb

Pay attention to unusual rattling, buzzing, grinding or squealing sounds.

— Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Gallo Images | Gallo Images | Getty Images The Strait of Hormuz is rattling global trade, but the waterway is just one example of a vital maritime corridor becoming a frontline, in a new age of drones and missiles targeting economic lifelines.

— Chloe Taylor,Sam Meredith,Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 30 July 2026

Definition of rattling

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