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.
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Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
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Emma Stone and Ariana Grande, seated just a table away from each other, shared a private moment catching up, while Clooney, Paltrow and Ethan Hawke chatted a few tables over.—
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Falcons long snapper Liam McCullough chatted with reporters Monday.—
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Lee said that three thousand users have conversed with the company’s chatbot since its soft launch, in 2024.—
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Our lives and bodies conversed and chattered.—
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Before the Globes, Chalamet talked to Entertainment Tonight at the Palm Springs International Film Festival Film Awards about the future of the lovebirds' date-night outfits.—
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Neil Krishnaswamy, a CFP and president of Krishna Wealth Planning in McKinney, Texas, has talked with clients about the 401(k) change.—
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Our lives and bodies conversed and chattered.—
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Clancy then walked in from behind the stage, carrying a bouquet of flowers as the students chattered.—
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But his threat came as widespread protests—fueled by a devaluing currency and rapid inflation—have rattled the country in the past week, leading to violent clashes involving security forces.—
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But a turnover from San Diego State leading scorer BJ Davis (22) gave Boise State senior guard Dylan Andrews the chance to win the game at the buzzer; however, his midrange jumper over a defender rattled inside the rim and back out as the buzzer sounded.—
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“Pattered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pattered. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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