yatter

[ yat-er ]

/ ˈyæt ər /

Informal.

verb (used without object)

to chatter or jabber.

noun

chatter; idle talk.

Nearby words

yassy, yastrzemski, yataghan, yate, yathrib, yatter, yauco, yaud, yauld, yaunde, yaup

Origin of yatter

1865–70; perhaps ya(p) + (cha)tter

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Examples from the Web for yatter

I replied, for the woman's yatter, yatter easily vexed me, being still weak.
The Men of the Moss-Hags|S. R. Crockett

British Dictionary definitions for yatter

yatter

/ (ˈjætə, Scottish ˈjɑtər) Scot /

verb (intr)

to talk at length; chatter

noun

continuous chatter

Word Origin for yatter

of imitative origin

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