natter

== English == === Etymology === 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”). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈnætɚ/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈnætə/ Rhymes: -ætə(ɹ) Hyphenation: nat‧ter === Verb === natter (third-person singular simple present natters, present participle nattering, simple past and past participle nattered) (colloquial) To talk casually; to discuss unimportant matters. (Scotland) To nag. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === natter (plural natters) (colloquial) Mindless and irrelevant chatter. ==== Synonyms ==== See also Thesaurus:chatter ==== See also ==== === Anagrams === Arnett, attern, net art, ratten, tarten, treant == Dutch == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === natter comparative degree of nat === Anagrams === ratten, tarten == French == === Etymology === From natte +‎ -er. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /na.te/ === Verb === natter to plait; to braid ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== dénatter === Further reading === “natter”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === entrât, ratent, râtent, rentât, tarent