natter
To talk casually; to discuss unimportant mattersTo talk casually; to discuss unimportant matters.
» Tom had a natter with Mary.
Том побалакав з Мері.
Meaning
2 senses(colloquial)To talk casually; to discuss unimportant matters.
What are you guys nattering about? You're clearly not following the meeting!
болта́тьboltátʹ
(Scotland)To nag.
- talk socially without exchanging too much information
Examples
3 sentencesTom had a natter with Mary.
Том побалакав з Мері. — deniko
She's still nattering on.
deSie quasselt immer noch. — Esperantostern
Whenever Tom and Mary see each other out and about, they always stop and have a natter.
deImmer, wenn sich Tom und Maria unterwegs begegnen, bleiben sie stehen und plaudern miteinander. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From a Northern England dialectal variant of gnatter (also knatter) ("to chatter, grumble;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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Forms
natters, nattering, nattered, natteredSynonyms
13 synonyms- talk socially without exchanging too much information:chew the fatshoot the breezechatconfabulateconfabchitchatchit-chatchatter
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle