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BNC: 38055 COCA: 35002

natter

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
natter /ˈnætɚ/ verb
natters; nattered; nattering
natter
/ˈnætɚ/
verb
natters; nattered; nattering
Learner's definition of NATTER
[no object] chiefly British
: to talk about unimportant things for a long time闲聊;瞎扯

— natter

noun, British [singular]
BNC: 38055 COCA: 35002

natter

1 of 2

verb

nat·​ter ˈna-tər How to pronounce natter (audio)
nattered; nattering; natters

natter

2 of 2

noun

chiefly British
: idle talk or conversation : chat

Example Sentences

Verb If you ask about his grandchildren, he'll natter on about them for hours. She nattered about herself all evening. Noun a section of the park in which nannies like to gather for a relaxed natter
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
The finale crystallized the show’s acidic insights about how and why people natter. Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 15 Oct. 2019 All those nattering nabobs of negativism in the press were certainly guaranteed to give this speech the back of the hand, right? Jamie Dupree, AJC.com, 31 Jan. 2018 The Jerry Springer Show nattered away on a television in the corner; Gisell tried to focus on the screen. Anndee Hochman, Philly.com, 19 Jan. 2018
Noun
Ask me for something to watch — and listen to me natter on for much too long, leaping from one title to another. Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 4 July 2022 Francis and the driver natter away in unsubtitled Romanian, of which Julie does not understand a word. Jessica Kiang, Variety, 21 Jan. 2022 Instead, Trump natters about video games and mental health — neither of which Congress will do anything about, either. Eugene Robinson, The Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2019 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

probably imitative

First Known Use

Verb

1942, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1943, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of natter was in 1942
BNC: 38055 COCA: 35002

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