salesman's patter

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• patter — I 1. verb 1) raindrops pattered against the window Syn: go pitter patter, tap, drum, beat, pound, rat a tat, go pit a pat, thrum 2) she pattered across the floor Syn: scurry, scuttle, skip …   Thesaurus of popular words

• patter — Ⅰ. patter [1] ► VERB 1) make a repeated light tapping sound. 2) run with quick light steps. ► NOUN ▪ a repeated light tapping sound. ORIGIN from PAT(Cf. ↑pat) …   English terms dictionary

• 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. patter2 noun rapid continuous talk, such as that used by a comedian or salesman. ↘rapid speech… …   English new terms dictionary

• pat´ter|er — pat|ter1 «PAT uhr», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to make rapid taps: »The rain patters on a windowpane. Bare feet pattered along the hard floor. 2. to move with a rapid tapping sound: »to patter across the room. –v.t. to make rapid taps on or against;… …   Useful english dictionary

• pat|ter — pat|ter1 «PAT uhr», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to make rapid taps: »The rain patters on a windowpane. Bare feet pattered along the hard floor. 2. to move with a rapid tapping sound: »to patter across the room. –v.t. to make rapid taps on or against;… …   Useful english dictionary

• spiel — n. & v. sl. n. a glib speech or story, esp. a salesman s patter. v. 1 intr. speak glibly; hold forth. 2 tr. reel off (patter etc.). Etymology: G, = play, game …   Useful english dictionary

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