natter

• POS: Noun, Verb (intransitive)
• HYPHEN: nat=ter

CIDE DICTIONARY

natter, v. i. [Cf. Icel. knetta to grumble.].

•  To find fault; to be peevish.  [1913 Webster]
•  To talk constantly; to chatter incessantly to prattle; as, nattering like a chatterbox.  [PJC]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

natter, v. & n. colloq.
--v.intr.
1 chatter idly.
2 grumble; talk fretfully.
--n.
1 aimless chatter.
2 grumbling talk.

Derivative

natterer n.

Etymology

orig. Sc., imit.

THESAURUS

natter

babble, babblement, bavardage, bibble-babble, blab, blabber, blah-blah, blather, blether, blethers, cackle, caquet, caqueterie, chat, chatter, chitter-chatter, clack, clatter, dither, gab, gabble, gas, gibber, gibble-gabble, go on, gossip, guff, gush, haver, hot air, idle talk, jabber, jaw, mere talk, nonsense talk, palaver, patter, pour forth, prate, prating, prattle, prittle-prattle, ramble on, rattle, rattle on, reel off, run on, spout, spout off, talk away, talk nonsense, talk on, talkee-talkee, tittle-tattle, twaddle, twattle, waffle, yak, yakkety-yak