| NOUN | communication | patter, spiel, line of gab | plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson) |
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| event | patter | a quick succession of light rapid sounds | |
| VERB | weather | patter, sprinkle, spit, spatter, pitter-patter | rain gently |
| perception | patter, pitter-patter | make light, rapid and repeated sounds |
| Sounds | pae'ter | |
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| Rhymes | abductor ... zoster: 649 rhymes with ter... | |
| Meaning | Plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson). | |
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| Synonyms | spiel, line of gab | |
| Broader | channel, communication channel, line | (often plural) a means of communication or access |
| Spanish | arenga, palabrería, parloteo, parrafada, perorata | |
| Catalan | arenga, garleria, vèrbola, xerrameca | |
| Meaning | A quick succession of light rapid sounds. | |
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| Broader | sound | The sudden occurrence of an audible event |
| Verbs | patter | make light, rapid and repeated sounds |
| Meaning | rain gently. | |
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| Pattern | It is ----ing | |
| Synonyms | sprinkle, spit, spatter, pitter-patter | |
| Broader | rain, rain down | precipitate as rain |
| Spanish | chispear, escupir, lloviznar, rociar, salpicar | |
| Catalan | esquitxar, ploviscar, plovisquejar | |
| Meaning | make light, rapid and repeated sounds. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "gently pattering rain" | |
| Synonym | pitter-patter | |
| Broader | sound, go | make a certain noise or sound |
| Spanish | repiquetear, tamborilear | |
| Nouns | patter | a quick succession of light rapid sounds |
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