as in chatted
to engage in casual or rambling conversation the toddler pattered on for what seemed like hours
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Recent Examples of pattered As rain pattered against windows, and trees lining the streets swayed, flurries of urgent texts began ricocheting from one end of the neighborhood to the other, and panic set in as some residents put on their shoes and hurried out the door. —
Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
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The teenagers chatted and laughed with each other, but the room became serious as practice began.— Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2026
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One of us chatted with more than a dozen attendees at CPAC, the annual Republican conference.— Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 22 Apr. 2026
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Reunions everywhere For almost an hour before the teams squared off, Warriors guard Pat Spencer sat next to and conversed with his younger brother Cam, a shooting guard on the Grizzlies.— Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2026
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Voices conversed in friendly banter as a speaker boomed old Motown hits and even some Jethro Tull.— Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 15 Feb. 2026
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Then Stu discovered that Brian had talked Eric Easton into paying him five pounds more a week as the leader of the band.— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026
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In their joint cover of Vogue's May 2026 issue, Streep and Wintour talked to Greta Gerwig about the differences between The Devil Wears Prada and its follow-up.— Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
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The two lovebirds chattered on happily about the book.— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026
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Clancy then walked in from behind the stage, carrying a bouquet of flowers as the students chattered.— Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 10 Nov. 2025
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After being rattled into 19 turnovers in Game 2, Orlando played with pace without panic — exactly what coach Jamahl Mosley demanded.— Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
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DeepSeek, the Chinese AI startup that rattled Wall Street last year, has been at the center of such accusations.— CNN.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
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“Pattered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/pattered. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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