gnatterv.

/ˈnatə/

Forms: See also natter v.

Origin: Probably an imitative or expressive formation.

Etymology: Probably imitative. Compare later natter v.

Obsolete exc. dialect.

a. transitive. To nibble. Also with away.

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1747 W. Mason Musæus 9 Tityrus [i.e. Chaucer]..thus in antique guise short talk did hold... Old Time..Gnawen with rusty tooth continually, Gnattrid my lines, that they all cancrid ben.

1757 E. Darwin Let. 24 Dec. in Life (1879) 22 Here Time with his long Teeth had gnattered away the remainder of this Leaf.

b. intransitive. To nibble at.

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1882 J. H. Nodal & G. Milner Gloss. Lancs. Dial.: Pt. II (at cited word) ‘He's olus gnatterin' at his finger-nails.’

2. intransitive.

a. To ‘rattle on’ in talk; to talk fretfully, grumble.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > loquacity or talkativeness > be talkative [verb (intransitive)] > talk excessively or chatter > with strong feeling

noise?a1425

rave1716

gnatter1826

gush1864

to shout the odds1894

rant1908

steamroller1969

1826 J. Beresford Miseries Human Life (ed. 11) II. 315 Gnattering and chattering with all his might, by way of treble to the running bass of my horse-laugh.

1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) II. Dialogues 304 Thou's..ollas gnatterin an hypin at him.

1888 S. O. Addy Gloss. Words Sheffield Gnatter, to grumble, to complain, to be peevish or querulous.

b. (See quot. 1888.)

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1888 S. O. Addy Gloss. Words Sheffield Gnatter, to rattle.

3. transitive. Scottish and English regional. To find fault, niggle, annoy.

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1887 T. Darlington Folk-speech S. Cheshire Hoo gnatters me terribly.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	gnatter
释义	gnatterv. /ˈnatə/ Forms: See also natter v. Origin: Probably an imitative or expressive formation. Etymology: Probably imitative. Compare later natter v. Obsolete exc. dialect. 1. a. transitive. To nibble. Also with away. ΚΠ 1747 W. Mason Musæus 9 Tityrus [i.e. Chaucer]..thus in antique guise short talk did hold... Old Time..Gnawen with rusty tooth continually, Gnattrid my lines, that they all cancrid ben. 1757 E. Darwin Let. 24 Dec. in Life (1879) 22 Here Time with his long Teeth had gnattered away the remainder of this Leaf. b. intransitive. To nibble at. ΚΠ 1882 J. H. Nodal & G. Milner Gloss. Lancs. Dial.: Pt. II (at cited word) ‘He's olus gnatterin' at his finger-nails.’ 2. intransitive. a. To ‘rattle on’ in talk; to talk fretfully, grumble. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > loquacity or talkativeness > be talkative [verb (intransitive)] > talk excessively or chatter > with strong feeling noise?a1425 rave1716 gnatter1826 gush1864 to shout the odds1894 rant1908 steamroller1969 1826 J. Beresford Miseries Human Life (ed. 11) II. 315 Gnattering and chattering with all his might, by way of treble to the running bass of my horse-laugh. 1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) II. Dialogues 304 Thou's..ollas gnatterin an hypin at him. 1888 S. O. Addy Gloss. Words Sheffield Gnatter, to grumble, to complain, to be peevish or querulous. b. (See quot. 1888.) ΚΠ 1888 S. O. Addy Gloss. Words Sheffield Gnatter, to rattle. 3. transitive. Scottish and English regional. To find fault, niggle, annoy. ΚΠ 1887 T. Darlington Folk-speech S. Cheshire Hoo gnatters me terribly. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < v.1747
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