nattered past simple and past participle ofnatter natter verb[ I ] UKinformaluk /ˈnæt.ər/ us /ˈnæt̬.ɚ/ to talk continuously for a long time without any particular purpose: (长时间地)唠叨,闲聊 Once he starts nattering you just can't stop him.一旦他开始唠叨,你就别想打断他。 My mother and her friends natter away on the phone all evening.我母亲和她的朋友们整晚在电话里闲聊个没完。 Synonym
chat SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Informal talking & conversation a problem shared is a problem halvedidiom banter bantering banteringly bants bloviate bull session buzz catch conversational exchange gambit intercourse pass persiflage put the world to rightsidiom take/lead someone on/to one sideidiom talk some sense into sbidiom tête-à-tête understand |