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patter

[pat-er] / ˈpæt ər /




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Since Deutch’s first lead role in the undervalued 2014 “Twilight” piggybacker “Vampire Academy,” her screen presence has been 15-going-on-45: a dimpled ingenue with the confident patter of a Preston Sturges heroine.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

But for Griffin, this New Age Page-A-Day calendar patter sounds “like poetry.”

From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026

Above the patter of rain cascading through the jungle canopy comes the haunting call of a pileated gibbon singing to fend off intruders in Cambodia's Cardamom Mountains.

From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026

Doctors on the writing staff compose technical dialogue used for background patter, which often gets added during the postproduction process of sound editing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

She keeps a steady patter through the open window, catching me up on her life since we last talked.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez




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