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noun

Definition of natter

chiefly British

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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verb

ˈna-tər

as in to chat

to engage in casual or rambling conversation could sit for hours nattering about nothing

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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 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

Verb

Much more fun to natter away with your travel buddy. — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026 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 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 His Republican lackeys, the same ones who natter on about limited government and deregulation and staying out of businesses’ way, will presumably get onboard with this. — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 25 Feb. 2026 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 But all the nattering nabobs of negativism who’d normally have been concentrating on Maura’s catastrophic first term had to devote at least a little attention to recounting one of the Wu Klux Klan’s more embarrassing moments of 2025. — Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 21 Jan. 2026 Despite some advance nattering about how the absence of a traditional SEC or Big Ten powerhouse in the College Football Playoff National Championship would sink ESPN’s ratings, Monday night’s dustup between Miami and Indiana put up the biggest TV numbers in 11 years. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019

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Noun

The association has sent emails in recent months reminding residents not to violate the clause, including in group chats.

— Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026
Executive coffee chats create low-barrier access to decision-makers.

— Desjah Altvater, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of chat

Verb

Before assuming the new borrowing limits apply to you, talk with your financial aid office.

— Scott White, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Above, her mother’s brother, Abdullahi Mohamed, cradled a cup of tea in his hands and talked to her parents about their Central Avenue community, the news of the day and the global events that dominated the early 2000s.

— Julia Coin Updated July 2, Charlotte Observer, 2 July 2026

Definition of talk

Noun

Emmys season is about ot begin, and with it, a slew of contenders destined for nominations and memorialization by way of snubs chatter.

— Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 4 July 2026
There is a lot of chatter out there on the interwebs about who will and won’t be in the house for Big Brother season 28.

— Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026

Definition of chatter

Verb

The series will feature Questlove and three guests playing a variety of games from Uno to Jenga to original Questlove creations, all while conversing about their lives and careers.

— Mya Copeland, Variety, 2 July 2026
The bank hopes to train the AI to eventually converse in Mandarin, Bahasa Indonesia, and Bahasa Melayu.

— Angelica Ang, Fortune, 1 July 2026

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