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natter
(nat′ər)
intransitive verb
- to chatter idly; talk on at length
- to find fault; scold
Origin: var. of dial. gnatter < Gmc echoic base > ON gnata, to crash noisily & Ger knattern, to clatter
noun
Chiefly Brit. a chat or talk
See natter in American Heritage Dictionary 4
intransitive verb nat·tered, nat·ter·ing, nat·ters
To talk idly; chatter.
Origin:
Origin: Variant of dialectal gnatter, to nibble, natter
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