natter
[nat-er]
- to talk incessantly; chatter.
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- a conversation; chat.
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Origin of natter
First recorded in 1820–30; variant of earlier gnatter < ?
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Examples from the Web for nattering
Contemporary Examples
Chuck Todd took over Meet the Press barely a month ago, and already the chattering class is nattering for his head.
It is enough to make Agnewesque nattering nabobs of negativism proud.
Historical Examples
A nattering distinction, which he seldom lavished upon his visitors.
The Honor of the NameEmile Gaboriau
I have drawn no nattering portrait of him—but, like other men, he has his good points.
The Rock of the LionMolly Elliot Seawell
But I set no count on his nattering so long as I could keep him alive.
More Tales of the RidingsFrederic Moorman
How is a lad to enjoy the society of his mother if she is perpetually nagging and nattering at him?
Human IntercoursePhilip Gilbert Hamerton
But to these nattering appearances it was dangerous to yield implicit confidence.
The Life of George Washington, Vol. 4 (of 5)John Marshall
natter
- (intr) to talk idly and at length; chatter or gossip
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- prolonged idle chatter or gossip
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Word Origin
C19: changed from gnatter to grumble, of imitative origin; compare Low German gnatteren
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Word Origin and History for nattering
natter
v.
"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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