BLATTER


Meaning of BLATTER in English

I. ˈblad.ə(r), -atə- intransitive verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

Etymology: perhaps from Latin blaterare to chatter — more at blatant

1. dialect : to talk noisily and fast : prattle

he blattered along and managed to inquire about pretty much everybody — Mark Twain

2. chiefly Scotland : patter , beat

the rain that blattered in my face

II. noun

( -s )

chiefly Scotland : a clatter of repetitive sounds : a prattle of words or sounds

listening to the blatter of snow and wind — National Geographic

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