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pisada
A soft repeated sound, as of rain falling, or feet walking on a hard surface.
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, be…
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parloteo • rollo
Glib and rapid speech, such as from an auctioneer or a sports commentator.
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.
This particularly rapid, unintelligible patter isn't generally heard, and if it is it doesn't matter.
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golpetear
To make irregularly repeated sounds of low-to-moderate magnitude and lower-than-average pitch.
The bullets pattered into the log-cabin walls.
The stealing shower […] 'Tis scarce to patter heard.
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parlotear
To speak glibly and rapidly, as does an auctioneer or a sports commentator.
He showed a little of the pride of art in describing the management of his business, but he would not hear that he “pattered:” he talked to his customers, he declared, as any drape…
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