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nattering

nattering is the present participle and gerund of natter.

Meaning of natter

Verb

natter (third-person singular simple present natters, present participle nattering, simple past and past participle nattered)

  1. (colloquial) To talk casually; to discuss unimportant matters.
    • What are you guys nattering about? You're clearly not following the meeting!
  2. (Scotland) To nag.

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Noun

nattering (plural natterings)

  1. Idle chatter.

Forms of nattering

pluralnatterings

Questions about nattering

What does nattering mean?
Nattering means idle chatter.
What is nattering the present participle and gerund of?
Nattering is the present participle and gerund of natter.
What part of speech is nattering?
Nattering is a noun.
What is the plural of nattering?
The plural of nattering is natterings.

Words near nattering in the dictionary

  1. Natterer's bat
  2. Natterer's bats
  3. Natterer's slaty antshrike
  4. Natterer's slaty antshrikes
  5. natterers
  6. nattering
  7. natterings
  8. natterjack
  9. natterjacks
  10. natters
  11. nattersome

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