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Qué (quién) es Patter - definición


patter         
(patters, pattering, pattered)
1.
If something patters on a surface, it hits it quickly several times, making quiet, tapping sounds.
Rain pattered gently outside, dripping on to the roof from the pines.
VERB: V adv/prep
2.
A patter is a series of quick, quiet, tapping sounds.
...the patter of the driving rain on the roof.
N-SING: oft the N of n
3.
Someone's patter is a series of things that they say quickly and easily, usually in order to entertain people or to persuade them to buy or do something.
Fran began her automatic patter about how Jon had been unavoidably detained.
N-SING: usu poss N
Patter         
·noun Glib and rapid speech; a voluble harangue.
II. Patter ·vi To Mutter; as prayers.
III. Patter ·noun The cant of a class; patois; as, thieves's patter; gypsies' patter.
IV. Patter ·vt To Spatter; to Sprinkle.
V. Patter ·vi To talk glibly; to Chatter; to Harangue.
VI. Patter ·noun A quick succession of slight sounds; as, the patter of rain; the patter of little feet.
VII. Patter ·vi To Mutter; to Mumble; as, to patter with the lips.
VIII. Patter ·vi To strike with a quick succession of slight, sharp sounds; as, pattering rain or hail; pattering feet.
IX. Patter ·add. ·noun 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.
patter         
patter1
¦ verb
1. make a repeated light tapping sound.
2. run with quick light steps.
¦ noun a repeated light tapping.
Origin
C17: frequentative of pat1.
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patter2
¦ noun rapid continuous talk, such as that used by a comedian or salesman.
?rapid speech included in a comic song.
?the jargon of a profession or other group.
¦ verb talk trivially at length.
Origin
ME (as v. in the sense 'recite rapidly'): from paternoster.

Wikipedia

Patter
Patter is a prepared and practiced speech that is designed to produce a desired response from its audience. Examples of occupations with a patter might include the auctioneer, salesperson, dance caller, magician, or comedian.
Ejemplos de uso de Patter
1. This patter turned into an acute case of verbal diarrhea.
2. All that dated slang and frankly feeble inter–song patter.
3. And he has a nice line in self–deprecating patter.
4. That would certainly have given weight to the standard "Ooh, you‘re very tense" patter.
5. Apart from the patter of shoppers‘ feet on hot paving stones, it‘s quiet, too quiet.