natter
Plural: natters
Verb
Verb Forms: nattered, nattering, natters
- To talk casually and idly; to chatter.
- talk socially without exchanging too much information
- To talk casually; to discuss unimportant matters.
- To nag.
Noun
- Mindless and irrelevant chatter.
Examples
- What are you guys nattering about? You're clearly not following the meeting!
- While waiting for his turn, he would natter on about obscure Scrabble rules.
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
natter: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordnatter: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
natter: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary