Added 10 October 2026
natter
/ˈnætɚ/ verb
In Latin: garriō Wiktionary
verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about natter at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Talk socially without exchanging too much information.
the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze
Origin
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”).
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