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yattering

yattering is the present participle and gerund of yatter.

Meaning of yatter

Verb

yatter (third-person singular simple present yatters, present participle yattering, simple past and past participle yattered)

  1. To natter; to prattle; to chatter mindlessly.

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Noun

yattering (plural yatterings)

  1. trivial talk; prattle
    • I felt a strong inclination to find a cave or hermitage and retire there from the mad world, hoping no doubt to find some peace from the yatterings of the mind crazy with greed, hatred, and delusion.2002, Laurence-Khantipalo Mills, Noble Friendship: Travels of a Buddhist Monk, page 118

Forms of yattering

pluralyatterings

Questions about yattering

What does yattering mean?
Yattering means trivial talk; prattle.
What is yattering the present participle and gerund of?
Yattering is the present participle and gerund of yatter.
What part of speech is yattering?
Yattering is a noun.
What is the plural of yattering?
The plural of yattering is yatterings.

Words near yattering in the dictionary

  1. yatta
  2. Yattalunga
  3. Yattendon
  4. yatter
  5. yattered
  6. yattering
  7. yatterings
  8. yatters
  9. yattle
  10. Yatton
  11. Yatton Keynell

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