- gnatter
- gnat·ter
English syllables. 2014.
gnatter
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gnatter — to grumble and find fault with. Derb … A glossary of provincial and local words used in England
gnatter — ˈnatə(r) verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: probably imitative transitive verb dialect Britain : nibble intransitive verb 1. dialect Britain … Useful english dictionary
Knattern (studentisch) — Unter Knattern versteht man in der Studentensprache einen humorvollen bis offen beleidigenden rhetorischen Schlagabtausch zwischen Mitgliedern studentischer Verbindungen – bevorzugt zwischen solchen verschiedener Verbände und Weltanschauungen.… … Deutsch Wikipedia
natter — /nat euhr/, v.i. 1. to talk incessantly; chatter. n. 2. a conversation; chat. [1820 30; var. of earlier gnatter < ?] * * * … Universalium
natter — (v.) grumble, chatter aimlessly, nag, 1829, northern England dialect variant of gnatter to chatter, grumble, earlier (18c.) to nibble away, probably of echoic origin. Related: Nattered; nattering. As a noun, 1866, from the verb … Etymology dictionary
natter — nat•ter [[t]ˈnæt ər[/t]] v. i. 1) cvb to talk incessantly; chatter 2) cvb a conversation; chat • Etymology: 1820–30; earlier also gnatter, expressive v … From formal English to slang
natter — /ˈnætə / (say natuh) verb (i) 1. to chatter; gossip. –noun 2. a chat; idle talk: *Had a long natter with the Head. –ellen bosworth, 1972. {Northern English dialect, from earlier gnatter to chatter, grumble. Compare Icelandic gnadda murmur} …
natter — meaning ‘to chatter idly’, is largely confined to BrE. It seems to be an alteration of an earlier dialectal word gnatter, which is of uncertain origin but like natter bore the meaning ‘grumble’ … Modern English usage
ghen- — ghen English meaning: to crack open, grind, scratch Deutsche Übersetzung: “zernagen, zerreiben, kratzen”, also “Kleines, Bißchen” Material: Only in den extensions ghnēgh : ghnǝgh , ghnǝd(h) , ghnei , ghneu . guttural extension… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
natter — [nat′ər] vi. [var. of dial. gnatter < Gmc echoic base > ON gnata, to crash noisily & Ger knattern, to clatter] Chiefly Brit. 1. to chatter idly; talk on at length 2. to find fault; scold n. Chiefly Brit. a chat or talk … English World dictionary
