patter
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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
The organisation's chief executive, wing commander Ian Cumming, said he would never forget Lamond's "cheeky patter".
From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026
The evening is lightly dappled with personal or informative patter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026
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.
From Salon • Dec. 20, 2000
There was a patter of footsteps from the bedroom, and then the twins were running after Henry.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
Vocabulary lists containing patter
The Watsons Go to Birmingham
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"There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury
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