witter
To speak at length on a trivial subjectTo speak at length on a trivial subject.
» Thanks for listening to me wittering on.
Danke, dass du dir mein Gefasel bis zu Ende angehört hast!
Meaning
2 senses(informal, intransitive)To speak at length on a trivial subject.
She got home and started wittering about some religious cult she’d just heard about.
(dialectal, intransitive, obsolete)To make sure, inform, or declare.
Examples
2 sentencesThanks for listening to me wittering on.
deDanke, dass du dir mein Gefasel bis zu Ende angehört hast! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
He won't stop wittering on.
ruОн болтает без умолку. — odexed
Origin
From Middle English witteren, witeren, of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse vitra (“From Middle English witteren, witeren, of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse vitra (“to make wise, make sure”), from Proto-Germanic *witrōną (“to make wise”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to know”). Cognate with Icelandic vitra (“to make wise, make certain”), Icelandic vitur (“wise”). More at wit, wis.
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Forms
witters, wittering, wittered, witteredLessons 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