nattering

present participle of natter

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of nattering 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nattering
Verb
  • Video shows guests chatting and laughing as seawater pooled beneath their chairs and around the tables.
    Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026
  • The Good Will Hunting actor, whose daughters and wife accompanied him to the Odyssey premiere in London on July 6, previously revealed how his intense filming schedule impacted his family while chatting with People on the red carpet.
    Lara Walsh, InStyle, 14 July 2026
Verb
  • Spend time talking to the K18 co-founder and CEO and one thing becomes immediately obvious.
    Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • What was your fatal flaw in the game that led to you talking to me right now?
    Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 17 July 2026
Verb
  • The series will feature Questlove and three guests playing a variety of games from Uno to Jenga to original Questlove creations, all while conversing about their lives and careers.
    Mya Copeland, Variety, 2 July 2026
  • This is because any of various chatbots can induce in us an irresistible sense of our conversing with an actual person.
    Joel Marks, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2026
Verb
  • That’s nothing more than a nonsensical, demonizing political narrative spewed by left-wing politicians and their brethren in the progressive chattering class.
    Michael Zais, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2026
  • Jean’s Beach at the Old Stove Pub The hush-hush purchase of the Old Stove Pub by Max Chodorow had everyone chattering for months.
    Nancy Kane, Curbed, 25 June 2026

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“Nattering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nattering. Accessed 23 Jul. 2026.

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