"patter" meaning in English

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          "text": "The night was very quiet, and I could hear the patter of the mice crawling in the kitchen."
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          "text": "Before the magician started on his magic trick, he got the attention of the audience through his patter."
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      "form": "pattered",
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        "past",
        "participle"
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      ]
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