natter
verb (used without object)
to talk incessantly; chatter.
nattered
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past participleof natter.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof natter.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
natterverb (used without object)to talk incessantly; chatter.
Example Sentences
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Its members have nattered on endlessly about their responsibility to safeguard the taxpayers’ money.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2024
We chatted about bus times, we talked about the meal I was cooking, we just nattered.
From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2023
Scheuer mused, “I have nattered on here longer than I intended.”
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2018
The wife of a candidate for county commissioner in Travis County, Tex., looked at the camera dryly as her husband nattered incessantly about details of county policy.
From New York Times ● Nov. 6, 2016
The old woman had nattered at him for ten years, telling her endless stories, but now she gaped at him as if he were some stranger.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
