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nat·ter (nat′ər)

intransitive verb

  1. to chatter idly; talk on at length
  2. to find fault; scold

Etymology: var. of dial. gnatter < Gmc echoic base > ON gnata, to crash noisily & Ger knattern, to clatter

noun

Chiefly Brit. a chat or talk

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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