natter
1 of 2verb
nat·ter ˈna-tər 
nattered; nattering; natters
intransitive verb
: chatter sense 2
natter
2 of 2noun
chiefly British
: idle talk or conversation : chat
Synonyms
Verb
- babble
- blab
- cackle
- chaffer [British]
- chat
- chatter
- chin [slang]
- converse
- gab
- gabble
- gas
- jabber
- jaw
- kibitz
- kibbitz
- palaver
- patter
- prate
- prattle
- rap
- rattle
- run on
- schmooze
- shmooze
- talk
- visit
Noun
- backchat
- cackle
- causerie
- chat
- chatter
- chin music
- chin-wag [slang]
- chitchat
- confab
- confabulation
- gab
- gabfest
- gossip
- jangle
- jaw
- palaver
- patter
- rap
- schmooze
- small talk
- table talk
- talk
- tête-à-tête
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Example Sentences
Verb If you ask about his grandchildren, he'll natter on about them for hours. She nattered about herself all evening. Noun a section of the park in which nannies like to gather for a relaxed natter
Recent Examples on the Web
Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 15 Oct. 2019 All those nattering nabobs of negativism in the press were certainly guaranteed to give this speech the back of the hand, right? Jamie Dupree, AJC.com, 31 Jan. 2018 The Jerry Springer Show nattered away on a television in the corner; Gisell tried to focus on the screen. Anndee Hochman, Philly.com, 19 Jan. 2018 Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 4 July 2022 Francis and the driver natter away in unsubtitled Romanian, of which Julie does not understand a word. Jessica Kiang, Variety, 21 Jan. 2022 Instead, Trump natters about video games and mental health — neither of which Congress will do anything about, either. Eugene Robinson, The Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2019 See More
Verb
The finale crystallized the show’s acidic insights about how and why people natter. Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 15 Oct. 2019 All those nattering nabobs of negativism in the press were certainly guaranteed to give this speech the back of the hand, right? Jamie Dupree, AJC.com, 31 Jan. 2018 The Jerry Springer Show nattered away on a television in the corner; Gisell tried to focus on the screen. Anndee Hochman, Philly.com, 19 Jan. 2018 Noun
Ask me for something to watch — and listen to me natter on for much too long, leaping from one title to another. Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 4 July 2022 Francis and the driver natter away in unsubtitled Romanian, of which Julie does not understand a word. Jessica Kiang, Variety, 21 Jan. 2022 Instead, Trump natters about video games and mental health — neither of which Congress will do anything about, either. Eugene Robinson, The Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2019 See More Word History
Etymology
Verb
probably imitative
First Known Use
Verb
1942, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1943, in the meaning defined above
nattering
verb
as in chatting
to engage in casual or rambling conversation could sit for hours nattering about nothing Synonyms & Similar Words
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- chatting
- talking
- conversing
- chattering
- gabbing
- jabbering
- prating
- prattling
- gabbling
- babbling
- palavering
- kibitzing
- blabbing
- jawing
- schmoozing
- rattling
- cackling
- pattering
- discussing
- twittering
- kibbitzing
- gossiping
- chinning
- visiting
- rapping
- chaffering
- shmoozing
- gassing
- yammering
- blowing smoke
- yakking
- running on
- yapping
- expatiating
- chewing the rag
- talking a blue streak
- tattling
- chewing the fat
- shooting the breeze
- yacking
- descanting
