natter
Use Natter in a sentence
ər verb (used without object)
1.
to talk incessantly; chatter.
noun
2.
a conversation; chat.
Origin:
1820–30; variant of earlier gnatter < ?
1820–30; variant of earlier gnatter < ?
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| —vb | |
| 1. | (intr) to talk idly and at length; chatter or gossip |
| —n | |
| 2. | prolonged idle chatter or gossip |
| [C19: changed from gnatter to grumble, of imitative origin; compare Low German gnatteren] | |
| 'natterer | |
| —n | |
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Natter
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
natter
"grumble, fret," 1829, northern England dialect variant of gnatter "to chatter, grumble," earlier (18c.) "to nibble away," probably of echoic origin.
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Example sentences
These distinguished poems do not overreach themselves with natter of private affairs better left unpublished.
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