yatter

[ yat-er ]

/ ˈyæt ər /

Informal.

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verb (used without object)

to chatter or jabber.

noun

chatter; idle talk.

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Origin of yatter

1865–70; perhaps ya(p) + (cha)tter

Words nearby yatter

Yastrzemski, yataghan, ya-ta-ta, yate, Yathrib, yatter, Yauco, yaud, yauld, Yaunde, yaup

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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. Crockett
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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