nat|ter

nat|ter
nat|ter «NAT uhr», verb, noun.
–v.i.
1. to grumble; fret: »

Their voices, like the voices of tired, nattering old women, retreated up the stairs (New Yorker).

2. Especially British. to chatter; prate.
–n.
idle chatter or prating, especially of a grumbling nature: »

There is a minimum of natter in her chatter (Time).

[earlier gnatter; origin uncertain]

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