patter

He’s practicing his slick three-card monte moves and patter, wanting to pick up his brother’s old line of work.

His style was laid back, conversational and a contrast to the highly formatted slick patter of many other DJs.

Years of honing her comic patter behind a bar helped and she quickly became established on the comedy circuit.

His patter — fast, outraged, informed and tinged with well-timed jokes — was a master class in old-school talk radio.

As he spoke, a steady rain pattered on the promenade facing Portland, just across the Columbia River.