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S: (n) spiel, patter, line of gab (plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson))
S: (n) patter (a quick succession of light rapid sounds) "the patter of mice"; "the patter of tiny feet"

S: (v) sprinkle, spit, spatter, patter, pitter-patter (rain gently) "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick"
S: (v) patter, pitter-patter (make light, rapid and repeated sounds) "gently pattering rain"

S: (v) sound, go (make a certain noise or sound) "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"

W: (n) sound [Related to: sound] (the audible part of a transmitted signal) "they always raise the audio for commercials"
W: (n) sound [Related to: sound] (the sudden occurrence of an audible event) "the sound awakened them"
W: (n) sound [Related to: sound] (mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium) "falling trees make a sound in the forest even when no one is there to hear them"
W: (n) sound [Related to: sound] (the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause) "the sound of rain on the roof"; "the beautiful sound of music"