| \NAT-er\ | verb
1. to talk incessantly; chatter.
noun
1. a conversation; chat.
| | Quotes | …scholars nattered away at one another on such matters as the propriety of starting a vocal trill from the upper note, and a critics' convocation nattered back.
-- Alan Rich, "The Desiccation of 'Poppea'," New York, June 15, 1981 | | Origin | | Natter is a variant of gnatter meaning "to grumble." It entered English in the early 1800s. | |
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