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natter

/ˈnætɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.14 in modern English

Syllables
nat-ter
IPA
/ˈnætɚ/
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To talk casually; to discuss unimportant matters.

Colloquial

verb

To nag.

noun

Mindless and irrelevant chatter.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

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”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈnætɚ/
  • British English: /ˈnætə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

natters (present, singular) nattering (participle, present) nattered (participle, past) nattered (past) natters (plural)

Derived Forms

natterer nattersome nattery

Phrases

sand-natter

Frequently Paired Words

sand-natter

Synonyms

chew the fat shoot the breeze chat confabulate confab chitchat chit-chat chatter chaffer gossip jaw claver

Rhymes With

matter latter batter scatter chatter flatter platter shatter fatter hatter splatter patter

Questions

How do you pronounce natter?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnætɚ/.
What does natter mean?
To talk casually; to discuss unimportant matters.
Where does natter come from?
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”).

How to pronounce natter

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