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Definition of Natter
1. Verb. Talk socially without exchanging too much information. "Sam cannot natter Sue "; "The men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"
Generic synonyms: Converse, Discourse
Specialized synonyms: Jawbone, Schmoose, Schmooze, Shmoose, Shmooze
Derivative terms: Chat, Chatter, Chatterer, Chit Chat, Chit-chat, Chitchat, Confabulation, Gossip, Visitor
Definition of Natter
1. v. i. To find fault; to be peevish.
Definition of Natter
1. Verb. (colloquial) To talk without purpose. ¹
2. Verb. (Scotland) To nag. ¹
3. Noun. (colloquial) Mindless and irrelevant chatter. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Natter
1. to chatter [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: chatter
Lexicographical Neighbors of Natter
Literary usage of Natter
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1894)
"Asa medallist natter was decidedly skilful, though he produced comparatively few
works. natter published in 1754 'A Treatise on the Ancient Method of ..."
2. Transactions by Cambridge Philosophical Society (1830)
"Some Observations on the Habits and Character of the natter-Jack of Pennant, with
a List of Reptiles found in Cambridgeshire. BY THE REV. ..."
3. The Shadow Line: A Confession by Joseph Conrad (1917)
"It sounded natter, I seemed to make of the "old man "-the down there under the
sea It was a weird story ^to the I listened to the end; then **P"*^ It cabin ..."
4. Diary of the American Revolution: From Newspapers and Original Documents by Frank Moore (1860)
"... to all the pretensions of that people, nnd we natter ourselves that after
their subjection they will be in a few years as corrupted, as wicked, ..."
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