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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as in to chat
to engage in casual or rambling conversation
could sit for hours nattering about nothing
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Recent Examples of natter
Bill Wyman, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
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
Instead, Trump natters about video games and mental health — neither of which Congress will do anything about, either.
—Eugene Robinson, The Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2019
Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 25 Feb. 2026
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
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
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
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
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
Just like pretty much every other tech outlet, IEEE Spectrum has been nattering on for a while now about the coming Internet of Things (IoT).
—Stephen Cass, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Aug. 2015
Noun
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
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
Instead, Trump natters about video games and mental health — neither of which Congress will do anything about, either.
—Eugene Robinson, The Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2019
Verb
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
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
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
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
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
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
Just like pretty much every other tech outlet, IEEE Spectrum has been nattering on for a while now about the coming Internet of Things (IoT).
—Stephen Cass, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Aug. 2015
Recent Examples of Synonyms for natter
Noun
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But the county party official, who was the most senior Republican political leader in the chat, was not entirely absent either.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
5 Mar. 2026
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But the chat conversations could be edited, legal experts say, while the phone call recordings could run afoul of Florida’s two-party consent law.—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2026
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He's seen all the computer models, he's talked to all the experts, he's seen the footage coming out of Oklahoma.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Mar. 2026
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Dobbins is a delight to watch and even more fun to talk to.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Sony Noise Cancelling Headphones Deal Powered by two processors and eight microphones, the Sony WH-1000XM5 give you industry-leading noise cancellation that effectively eliminates the sound of traffic, office chatter, or airplane engines.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
9 Mar. 2026
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The sound rose with laughter, casual chatter and the low hum of a crowd finally allowed to eat.—
Monti Carlo,
AJC.com,
8 Mar. 2026
Verb
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An Anthropic spokesperson told NBC News that users of its AI systems must be over 18 years old because young people are at higher risk of experiencing negative outcomes when conversing with chatbots.—
Kevin Collier,
NBC news,
3 Mar. 2026
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The simplest solution to those telephone calls is to explain your and your other friends’ habit of conversing only by text, and to say that such has become your policy.—
Judith Martin,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Natter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/natter. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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