natter
[ nat-er ]
/ ˈnæt ər /
verb (used without object)
to talk incessantly; chatter.
noun
a conversation; chat.
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Origin of natter
First recorded in 1820–30; variant of earlier gnatter < ?
Words nearby natter
natrolite, natron, natsopa, natsume, natta, natter, natterjack, natty, natura non facit saltum, natural, natural aids
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Example sentences from the Web for natter
It is not worth the while to natter The pride of writers we despise.
Literary Fables of Yriarte|Tomas de IriarteThough you are indeed the fairest of women, those men only natter you; they do not love you.
One of Cleopatra's Nights and Other Fantastic Romances|Théophile GautierShe means it, I believe; but she does natter him so that it would make me sick, if it didn't make me so wretched!
Magnum Bonum|Charlotte M. Yonge
British Dictionary definitions for natter
natter
/ (ˈnætə) mainly British /
verb
(intr) to talk idly and at length; chatter or gossip
noun
prolonged idle chatter or gossip
Derived forms of natter
natterer, nounWord Origin for natter
C19: changed from gnatter to grumble, of imitative origin; compare Low German gnatteren
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