natter
[nat-er]
verb (used without object)
to talk incessantly; chatter.
noun
a conversation; chat.
Origin of natter
First recorded in 1820–30; variant of earlier gnatter < ?
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Related Words for natter
chatter, babble, blather, cackle, inform, tattle, call, rumor, prate, chat, jabber, chitchat, jaw, gas, gabble, blab, twiddle, clack, yak, gossipExamples from the Web for natter
Historical Examples of natter
It is not worth the while to natter The pride of writers we despise.
Literary Fables of YriarteTomas de Iriarte
She 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 BonumCharlotte M. Yonge
Though 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 RomancesThéophile Gautier
natter
verb
noun
Word Origin for natter
C19: changed from gnatter to grumble, of imitative origin; compare Low German gnatteren
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