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nat·ter

(năt′ər)
intr.v. nat·tered, nat·ter·ing, nat·ters
To talk idly; chatter.
[Variant of dialectal gnatter, to nibble, natter.]
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natter

(ˈnætə)
vb
(intr) to talk idly and at length; chatter or gossip
n
prolonged idle chatter or gossip
[C19: changed from gnatter to grumble, of imitative origin; compare Low German gnatteren]
ˈnatterer n
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nat•ter

(ˈnæt ər)
v.i.
1. to talk incessantly; chatter.
n.
2. a conversation; chat.
[1820–30; earlier also gnatter, expressive v.]
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natter


Past participle: nattered
Gerund: nattering

Imperative
natter
natter
Present
I natter
you natter
he/she/it natters
we natter
you natter
they natter
Preterite
I nattered
you nattered
he/she/it nattered
we nattered
you nattered
they nattered
Present Continuous
I am nattering
you are nattering
he/she/it is nattering
we are nattering
you are nattering
they are nattering
Present Perfect
I have nattered
you have nattered
he/she/it has nattered
we have nattered
you have nattered
they have nattered
Past Continuous
I was nattering
you were nattering
he/she/it was nattering
we were nattering
you were nattering
they were nattering
Past Perfect
I had nattered
you had nattered
he/she/it had nattered
we had nattered
you had nattered
they had nattered
Future
I will natter
you will natter
he/she/it will natter
we will natter
you will natter
they will natter
Future Perfect
I will have nattered
you will have nattered
he/she/it will have nattered
we will have nattered
you will have nattered
they will have nattered
Future Continuous
I will be nattering
you will be nattering
he/she/it will be nattering
we will be nattering
you will be nattering
they will be nattering
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been nattering
you have been nattering
he/she/it has been nattering
we have been nattering
you have been nattering
they have been nattering
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been nattering
you will have been nattering
he/she/it will have been nattering
we will have been nattering
you will have been nattering
they will have been nattering
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been nattering
you had been nattering
he/she/it had been nattering
we had been nattering
you had been nattering
they had been nattering
Conditional
I would natter
you would natter
he/she/it would natter
we would natter
you would natter
they would natter
Past Conditional
I would have nattered
you would have nattered
he/she/it would have nattered
we would have nattered
you would have nattered
they would have nattered
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb 1. [画像:natter - talk socially without exchanging too much information]natter - talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"
converse, discourse - carry on a conversation
jawbone, schmoose, schmooze, shmoose, shmooze - talk idly or casually and in a friendly way
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natter

verb
1. gossip, talk, rabbit (on) (Brit. informal), jaw (slang), chatter, witter (informal), prattle, jabber, gabble, blather, blether, shoot the breeze (informal), run off at the mouth (slang), prate, talk idly, chew the fat or rag (slang) His mother would natter on the phone for hours.
noun
1. gossip, talk, conversation, chat, jaw (slang), craic (Irish informal), gab (informal), prattle, jabber, gabble, palaver, blather, chitchat, blether, chinwag (Brit. informal), gabfest (informal, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), confabulation We must get together some time for a good natter.
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Translations
brebentitžvanit
snakke
szakadatlanul fecseg
masa, rabba
pļāpāt
çene çalmakgevezelik etmek

natter

[ˈnætəʳ] (Brit)
A. N → charla f, plática f (Mex)
to have a natter → charlar, estar de palique (Sp) , platicar (Mex) (with con) we had a good old natter → estuvimos charlando un buen rato
B. VI (= chat) → charlar, platicar (Mex); (= chatter) → parlotear, hablar mucho
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natter

[ˈnætər] (British)
vi → bavarder
to natter to sb → bavarder avec qn
n (= chat) to have a natter → bavarder
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natter

(Brit inf)
vi (= gossip) → schwatzen (inf); (= chatter also) → quasseln (inf); to natter away in German → deutsch quasseln (inf); to natter on about something → über etw (acc) → quasseln (inf)
n → Schwatz m (inf); to have a natter → einen Schwatz halten (inf)
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natter

[ˈnætəʳ] (fam)
1. n → chiacchierata
to have a natter → fare quattro chiacchiere
2. vi → chiacchierare
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natter

(ˈnӕtə) verb
to chatter or talk continuously, usually about unimportant things. klets يَتَحَدَّث باسْتِمْرار عن مواضيع غير مُهِمَّه бърборя tagarelar brebentit, žvanit plaudern snakke φλυαρώ charlar lobisema تند تند حرف زدن rupatella jacasser לְפַטפֵּט, לְבַרבֵּר (סלנג) बड़बड़ाते रहना blebetati, klepetati szakadatlanul fecseg mengobrol masa, rabba ciarlare だらだらしゃべる 수다떨다 (pa)plepėti pļāpāt celoteh kletsen skravle i vei paplać په جديت خبرى كول tagarelar a trăncăni болтать, трепаться trkotať klepetati ćaskati snacka, babbla คุยไร้สาระ gevezelik etmek, çene çalmak 閒聊 бурчати, скаржитися بکواس کرنا nói ba hoa 闲聊
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And these men, being corrupted with money, went as far as they could to ruin the city: and, because their power was too great and nearly tyrannical, their kings were obliged to natter them, which contributed greatly to hurt the state; so that it altered from an aristocracy to a democracy.
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