/ ˈnætə(r); NAmE / verb
[ v ] natter (away / on) (about sth) ( BrE , informal ) to talk for a long time, especially about unimportant things
SYN chat
► nat·ter noun [ sing. ] ( BrE , informal ):
to have a good natter
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WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent. (in the dialect sense grumble, fret ): imitative.