Patter
The language or oratory of a street peddler, conjurer, or the like, hence, glib talk; a voluble harangue; mere talk; chatter; also, specif., rapid speech, esp. as sometimes introduced in songs.
To strike with a quick succession of slight, sharp sounds; as, pattering rain or hail; pattering feet.
To mutter; to mumble; as, to patter with the lips.
To talk glibly; to chatter; to harangue.
To spatter; to sprinkle.
To mutter; as prayers.
A quick succession of slight sounds; as, the patter of rain; the patter of little feet.
Glib and rapid speech; a voluble harangue.
The cant of a class; patois; as, thieves's patter; gypsies' patter.
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Patter Quotations
Ah, the patter of little feet around the house. There's nothing like having a midget for a butler.
W. C. Fields
Joy descends gently upon us like the evening dew, and does not patter down like a hailstorm.
Jean Paul
I'm sure there's going to be some material from This Is Not Going To Be Pretty. I usually use that song to just introduce myself to the audience, although the patter in between the song is always different.
Harvey Fierstein
I don't think I was considered to be a cabaret singer because I didn't have patter that was written.
Rita Coolidge
I am still working on patter and presentation.
Paul Daniels
Patter Translations
patter in German is schwatzen
patter in Swedish is smattra, rabbla
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