natter
Meanings
Plural: natters
Verb
- talk socially without exchanging too much information
- To talk casually; to discuss unimportant matters.
- To nag.
Noun
- Mindless and irrelevant chatter.
Origin / Etymology
From a Northern England dialectal variant of gnatter (also knatter) ("to chatter, grumble; nibble away at"), ultimately of imitative origin. Cognate with German Low German gnattern (“to mumble, grumble, be grouchy”).
Synonyms
chaffer, chat, chatter, chew the fat, chit-chat, chitchat, claver, confab, confabulate, gossip, jaw, shoot the breeze, visit
Scrabble Score: 6
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