nattering
Use Nattering 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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Nattering
is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
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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
Even as parents lament the increased stress, they ratchet up the stress by constantly nattering about it.
He resembles one of those academic deconstructionists continually nattering on about how things exist only in the beholder's eye.
Despite all the nattering about crowded airports, the sky is virtually empty, he argues.
Do your best to ignore the nattering nabobs of negativity.
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