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Patter   /pˈætər/   Listen
Patter

noun
1.
Plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson).  Synonyms: line of gab, spiel.
2.
A quick succession of light rapid sounds.  "The patter of tiny feet"
verb
(past & past part. pattered; pres. part. pattering)
1.
Rain gently.  Synonyms: pitter-patter, spatter, spit, sprinkle.
2.
Make light, rapid and repeated sounds.  Synonym: pitter-patter.


Pat

adjective
1.
Having only superficial plausibility.  Synonyms: glib, slick.  "A slick commercial"
2.
Exactly suited to the occasion.



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"Patter" Quotes from Famous Books



... Atlantic spirit.) Against the barbarians of the North and the East they pompously set up the heirs of a new Roman Empire.... Words, words, all second-hand. The refuse of the libraries scattered to the winds.—Like all his comrades, young Jeannin went from one showman to another, listened to their patter, was sometimes taken in by it, and entered the booth, only to come out disappointed and rather ashamed of having spent his time and his money in watching old clowns buffooning in shabby rags. And yet, such is youth's power of illusion, ...
— Jean-Christophe Journey's End • Romain Rolland
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... as stupidly simple. She had known "Missy" from a chile! She had just traipsed over to see her that afternoon; they were walking together when the sojers stopped her. She had never been stopped before, even by "the patter rollers."* Her old massa (Manly) had gib leaf to go see Miss Tilly, and hadn't said nuffin ...
— Clarence • Bret Harte
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... he could hear the faint patter of small, hard flakes on the dry oak leaves over his head. Suddenly some bleached and withered ferns in front of him rustled, and he saw wise, bright eyes looking at him. "I wish I had some nuts for you, bunny," he said—and the ...
— The Iron Woman • Margaret Deland
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... indeed; all the 'patter,' and some of the guile. For instance, when I want to use 'those who have passed on' I do so, and when I don't I invent means to ...
— The Shadow World • Hamlin Garland
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... the heart that repelled her, And the cold hand that turned her away, And take, from the lips that denied her, This answerless prayer of to-day! Take Lord, from my mem'ry forever That pitiful sob of despair, And the patter and trip of the little bare feet, And the one ...
— Afterwhiles • James Whitcomb Riley
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