nattering
present participle ofnatter
natter
verb[I]
UKinformaluk/ˈnæt.ər/us/ˈnæt̬.ɚ/totalkcontinuouslyfor alongtimewithout anyparticularpurpose:
Once hestartsnattering you just can'tstophim.
Mymotherand herfriendsnatterawayon thephoneallevening.
Synonym
chat
Informal talking & conversation
- badinage
- banter
- bantering
- bants
- bloviate
- bull session
- buzz
- catch
- catch up withsomeone
- chinwag
- chit-chat
- discourse
- exchange
- heart-to-heart
- intercourse
- pass
- ultra-casual
- understand
- vox pop
- word-of-mouth
Examplesofnattering
nattering
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Natteringwas the probability that the parent responded with aversive behavior, regardless of the child's behavior.
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Natteringwas dropped because it loaded on both the positive and negative factors of parenting behavior.
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Thenatteringindicator was computed as the probability that the parent would direct negative behavior at the target boy, given that the parent was interacting with the boy.
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I have beennatteringabout differential taxation for years.
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The trouble is that we need more thannattering.
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What are theynatteringabout?
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What is wrong with "nattering"?
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I shall now finish mynattering.
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But hisnatteringis cut short when the clouds block the moonlight and when his phone's battery dies leaving him in darkness.
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- time-trialing
- time trialist
- time-trialist
- time trialling
- time-trialling
- time value of money
- time-value-of-money
- time warp
- time-warp
- time-waster
- time-waster
- time-wasting
- time-wasting
- time will tell
- time-will-tell
- timeworn
- time zone
- time-zone
- time’s up
- timid
- timidity
- timidly
- timing
- timing belt
- timing chain