patter

The patter of the street and the patter of the studio share a relentless optimism for the big break.

He was 27, an aspiring cop with a Hollywood apartment and a glib patter that reminded people of a used-car salesman.

We banged out meals for a while, Lydia amusing us with her usual patter, Tommy dunking clams and shrimp into hot grease, the usual ebb and flow of a busy kitchen.

In 1964, he got a job at the R&B station KSOL, where he brought the Beatles and Rolling Stones into the station’s playlist and showed off his slick patter.

Trump employed his usual patter to the proceedings, touting American-made weapons as “the best military equipment in the world, by far.”