natter

[ nat-er ]

/ ˈnæt ər /

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verb (used without object)

to talk incessantly; chatter.

noun

a conversation; chat.

Nearby words

Origin of natter

First recorded in 1820–30; variant of earlier gnatter < ?

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Examples 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 Iriarte
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 Romances|Théophile Gautier
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 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 Formsnatterer, noun

Word Origin for natter

C19: changed from gnatter to grumble, of imitative origin; compare Low German gnatteren

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Word Origin and History for natter

natter

"grumble, chatter aimlessly, nag," 1829, northern England dialect variant of gnatter "to chatter, grumble," earlier (18c.) "to nibble away," probably of echoic origin. Related: Nattered; nattering. As a noun, 1866, from the verb.