yatter
[ yat-er ]
/ ˈyæt ər /
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verb (used without object)
to chatter or jabber.
noun
chatter; idle talk.
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How to use yatter in a sentence
They will be out talk-talking, yatter-yattering when the kye are being milked in the morning.
The Dew of Their Youth|S. R. CrockettI 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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