patter
Example Sentences
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The evening is lightly dappled with personal or informative patter.
Because how do I explain the early-morning birdsong, the patter of rain against the roof, the way all of us spend our days together, working toward the same goals?
From Literature
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She could hear it, the patter of footsteps, many running restlessly along the floors beneath her.
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Dorenkamp said it all clicked when he found his “filler word,” a tool auctioneers use to maintain their rhythm and smooth out their patter when bidding slows down.
The wily old fox, his patter and his influence has juxtaposed a disconnect between the board and the stands.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.