different between natter vs nattier

English

Etymology

From a Northern England dialectal variant of gnatter (also knatter) ("to chatter, grumble; nibble away at"). Cognate with German Low German gnattern (“to mumble, grumble, be grouchy”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?næt?/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?næt?/
• Rhymes: -æt?(?)
• Hyphenation: nat?ter

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.

2. (Scotland) To nag.

Derived terms

• nattersome

Translations

Noun

natter (plural natters)

1. (colloquial) Mindless and irrelevant chatter.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:chatter

Anagrams

• Arnett, attern, ratten, tarten, treant

Dutch

Pronunciation

Adjective

natter

1. Comparative form of nat

Anagrams

• ratten, tarten

French

Etymology

natte +? -er

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na.te/

Verb

natter

1. to plait; to braid

Conjugation

Derived terms

• dénatter

Further reading

• “natter” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• entrât, ratent, râtent, rentât, tarent

English

Adjective

nattier

1. comparative form of natty: more natty

Anagrams

• intreat, iterant, natrite, nitrate, tainter, tartine, tertian