pattering

present participle of patter

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pattering
Verb
  • The pair love spending time together—often just chatting for hours.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Parents can already set time limits on app use and see if their teenagers are chatting with AI characters, Meta said.
    Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • During those visits, Ray and Alex took an interest in dance — getting up onstage with the park’s performers and talking with them after the shows.
    Shannon Pettypiece, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Toddlers and babies especially might especially appreciate a break from their constricting seat, and a change in scenery, by talking a walk up and down the aisles with mom or dad.
    Sherri Gordon, Parents, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The brain’s circuits are all built from a mixture of inhibitory and excitatory cells conversing in diverse ways.
    Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Powered by Apple Intelligence, a new Live Translation mode is said to deliver near real-time language translation to your ears when conversing with someone who speaks another language.
    Marc Saltzman, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Who would have thought that in the moments of tension, teeth-chattering anxiety, Tim Skipper would be the one from the Skipper family whose name would be shouted in praise at the Rose Bowl.
    Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 19 Oct. 2025
  • At a recent event for Net-a-Porter where RiRa’s vessels doubled as decor and drinking glasses, Ribbens noted that guests were chattering about them all night.
    Emily Johnson, Architectural Digest, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Caleb MutuaVinícius Andrade BankingBankruptcy Top investment bank CEO says he was ‘defrauded’ by the bankruptcy that’s rattling Wall Street.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
  • McClung has almost singlehandedly revived the Slam Dunk Contest with his imaginative arsenal of rim-rattling highlights, but has yet to consistently crack an NBA rotation.
    Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Pattering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pattering. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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