I could hear the patter of mice running about in the dark.

The patter of feet, and clatter of strap and swivel, seemed to swell into a bewildering din, but they were almost upon the fielato offices, where the carretera entered the town, before a rifle flashed.

This particularly rapid, unintelligible patter isn't generally heard, and if it is it doesn't matter.

Dad, I want to be a jock. All a jock needs is some hep patter and a real gone image. Now, they just don't teach that jazz in college.

As a young man he [Beppe Grillo] performed with a guitar in local bars, but fans preferred his pre-show patter, and he evolved into a successful stand-up comedian.

I used to hate head patters, and I have realized that all children dislike being patted on the head.

The bullets pattered into the log-cabin walls.

1819 (published in 1835) Joseph Rodman Drake, s:The Culprit Fay
Patter the water about the boat.

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