yatter

Y4A1T1T1E1R1

noun

Natter; prattle; mindless chatter.

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Meanings

nounyatter (countable and uncountable, plural yatters)

plural yatters

  1. countableuncountableNatter; prattle; mindless chatter.
verbyatter (third-person singular simple present yatters, present participle yattering, simple past and past participle yattered)

present singular third person yatters · participle present yattering · participle past yattered · past yattered

  1. To natter; to prattle; to chatter mindlessly.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
chatter

Origin

Imitative, perhaps from/suggested by yap/yammer + chatter. Cognate with Scots yatter, yater (“to nag, chide”), Norwegian Nynorsk jaddre (“to jabber”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

treatyattery
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APA

yatter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yatter

MLA

“yatter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yatter. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “yatter,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yatter.

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