natter
[ nat-er ]
/ ˈnæt ər /
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verb (used without object)
to talk incessantly; chatter.
noun
a conversation; chat.
RELATED WORDS
chatter, babble, blather, cackle, inform, tattle, call, rumor, prate, chat, jabber, chitchat, jaw, gas, gabble, blab, twiddle, clack, yak, gossip
Nearby words
- natrolite,
- natron,
- natsopa,
- natsume,
- natta,
- natterjack,
- natty,
- natura non facit saltum,
- natural,
- natural aids
Origin of natter
First recorded in 1820–30; variant of earlier gnatter < ?
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natter
/ (ˈnætə) mainly British /
verb
(intr) to talk idly and at length; chatter or gossip
noun
prolonged idle chatter or gossip
Word Origin for natter
C19: changed from gnatter to grumble, of imitative origin; compare Low German gnatteren
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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.
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