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natter

[ nat-er ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to talk incessantly; chatter.


noun

  1. a conversation; chat.

natter

/ ˈæə /

verb

  1. intr to talk idly and at length; chatter or gossip
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. prolonged idle chatter or gossip
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԲٳٱ, noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of natter1

First recorded in 1820–30; variant of earlier gnatter < ?
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of natter1

C19: changed from gnatter to grumble, of imitative origin; compare Low German gnatteren
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The “knit and natter” mornings at the Lawley Bank Court supported living complex are noisy affairs.

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Its members have nattered on endlessly about their responsibility to safeguard the taxpayers’ money.

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The pair recently met in Bridgend for a "good natter" about their shared hobby.

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"Speaking, consulting, reflecting, explaining and nattering were my life's work," she later wrote.

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Blame it on that idiot Donald Trump if you want, but in fact our world's bad craziness predates that nattering nabob of narcissism.

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