witter
Britishverb
noun
Etymology
Origin of witter
C20: from dialect; compare twitter
Example Sentences
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"All these people who witter on," exclaimed Baxter.
From BBC • Aug. 11, 2025
For in Westminster, where it was once de rigeur to witter with abandon and conviction about what tomorrow might bring, now a chuckle and shrug of the shoulders will often suffice.
From BBC • Jul. 8, 2017
Boxing fans witter on instead about the gravitas of our preferred sport.
From The Guardian • Apr. 18, 2017
I can't bear those singers who witter on about how wonderful it is to be here.
From The Guardian • Jul. 11, 2011
O. N. v regularly becomes w: welter, witter, ware, werr, wicht, etc. 81O. N. v is represented by v in vath, vittirly, vyndland, all in Bruce.
From Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch by Flom, George Tobias
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