as in chat
friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this
a section of the park in which nannies like to gather for a relaxed natter
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as in to chat
to engage in casual or rambling conversation
could sit for hours nattering about nothing
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Recent Examples of natter
Bill Wyman, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
Ask me for something to watch — and listen to me natter on for much too long, leaping from one title to another.
—Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 4 July 2022
Francis and the driver natter away in unsubtitled Romanian, of which Julie does not understand a word.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 21 Jan. 2022
Instead, Trump natters about video games and mental health — neither of which Congress will do anything about, either.
—Eugene Robinson, The Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2019
Charles Bramesco, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
If this accretion of celebrations of her Adria-ness seemed, individually, like nattering reminders of her time running short, the sheer mass of want for her presence pleased her.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 17 Feb. 2025
Its protagonist struggles to raise a mutant creature while also dealing with nattering in-laws and a mundane job.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 17 Jan. 2025
Its protagonist struggles to raise a mutant creature while also dealing with nattering in-laws and a mundane job.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 17 Jan. 2025
Its members have nattered on endlessly about their responsibility to safeguard the taxpayers’ money.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
Yet as her boyfriend condescendingly natters on and on and posts his pics on TikTok, Lynn looks vaguely ill at ease, not entirely with the program, and not just because of the persistent pain in her breast.
—Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2023
The finale crystallized the show’s acidic insights about how and why people natter.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 15 Oct. 2019
All those nattering nabobs of negativism in the press were certainly guaranteed to give this speech the back of the hand, right?
—Jamie Dupree, AJC.com, 31 Jan. 2018
Noun
George Seaton, the Academy president, natters on about the 50th birthday of film, and the worldwide context of the current films, a tacit dig at TV.
—Bill Wyman, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
Ask me for something to watch — and listen to me natter on for much too long, leaping from one title to another.
—Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 4 July 2022
Francis and the driver natter away in unsubtitled Romanian, of which Julie does not understand a word.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 21 Jan. 2022
Instead, Trump natters about video games and mental health — neither of which Congress will do anything about, either.
—Eugene Robinson, The Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2019
Verb
In this perp’s youth, a seemingly nascent case of schizophrenia was exacerbated by habitual LSD use and the yellow nattering Thronglets, which convinced him that their chirping contains a cryptic, apocalyptic message.
—Charles Bramesco, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
If this accretion of celebrations of her Adria-ness seemed, individually, like nattering reminders of her time running short, the sheer mass of want for her presence pleased her.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 17 Feb. 2025
Its protagonist struggles to raise a mutant creature while also dealing with nattering in-laws and a mundane job.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 17 Jan. 2025
Its protagonist struggles to raise a mutant creature while also dealing with nattering in-laws and a mundane job.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 17 Jan. 2025
Its members have nattered on endlessly about their responsibility to safeguard the taxpayers’ money.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
Yet as her boyfriend condescendingly natters on and on and posts his pics on TikTok, Lynn looks vaguely ill at ease, not entirely with the program, and not just because of the persistent pain in her breast.
—Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2023
The finale crystallized the show’s acidic insights about how and why people natter.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 15 Oct. 2019
All those nattering nabobs of negativism in the press were certainly guaranteed to give this speech the back of the hand, right?
—Jamie Dupree, AJC.com, 31 Jan. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for natter
Noun
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Murdoch, now Isomorphic’s president, told CNBC in an interview by video chat.—
Hayden Field,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2025
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Feel free to copy and paste it to your pre-baby-meeting group chats, or use it as a jumping off point for your own personal message.—
Beth Ann Mayer,
Parents,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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And the volunteer who can’t write a check but has spent every weekend knocking on doors and talking to neighbors about this campaign’s promise of a better future for Fort Worth.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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Josh Norris, Bowen Byram and JJ Peterka are among those scheduled to talk to reporters.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Related Articles Over the weekend, there was a lot of online chatter about Elliott either closing his business or selling it to Authentic Brands Group.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
8 Apr. 2025
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The last week has been a lot of chatter on the matter.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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For the literary elite of the 1920s and ‘30s, Manhattan’s Beekman neighborhood was the place to be, an elegant retreat where intellectuals and artists gathered to create and converse.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
3 Apr. 2025
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The song, featuring DJ Jazzy Jeff and B. Simone, starts with random voices conversing through rhyme.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Natter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/natter. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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