natter
Gabbing about nothing
Natter means to chat idly or at length about trivial matters.
Chiefly British: We nattered over tea for hours.
The word suggests pleasant but inconsequential conversation—gossipy, rambling, unhurried.
As a noun, a natter is such a chat: Let's have a natter sometime.
Trivial, prolonged speech
- babbleIncoherent speech
- blatherFoolish, pointless chatter
- jabberTalk rapidly, incoherently
- yammerComplain loudly, persistently
ramble · maunder · waffle · drivel · twitter · witter · gabble · drone
Exchange of spoken ideas
- chitchatInformal light conversation
- chatterLight, rapid speech
- talkVerbal exchange between people
- banterPlayful, teasing exchange
gab · gossip · confab · chin-wag · small-talk · tête-à-tête · heart-to-heart · catch-up
Trivial, idle chatter
- rumorUnconfirmed circulating story
- whisperSpeech without full voice
- hearsayUnverified secondhand information
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
backbiting · talebearing · buzz · dirt · scuttlebutt · grapevine · dish · blabbing
prattle
Trivial, prolonged speech
yammer · ramble · maunder · waffle · drivel · twitter · witter · gabble · drone · run-on
conversation
Exchange of spoken ideas
banter · gab · gossip · confab · chin-wag · small-talk · tête-à-tête · heart-to-heart · catch-up · gabfest
tittle-tattle
Trivial, idle chatter
- rumorUnconfirmed circulating story
- whisperSpeech without full voice
- hearsayUnverified secondhand information
scandal · backbiting · talebearing · buzz · dirt · scuttlebutt · grapevine · dish · blabbing
grumble
Low, discontented murmuring
kvetch · carp · bellyache · grouch · mutter · fuss · grouse · whinge · niggle
- chatterchat, chatter, chatting, chitchat, chit-chat
- chitchatsmall talk, banter, chitchat, chatter, chat
- nonsensenonsense, absurd, gibberish, gobbledegook, gobbledygook
- ramblingramble, babble, blather, prattle, waffle
- -le/-er verbsbabble, bubble, bumble, burble, crackle
- talkativenesstalkativeness, verbosity, wordiness, garrulity, loquacity
nattersilence
Total lack of sound
quiet · hush · muteness · be silent · hold one's tongue
natterget to the point
Speak directly now
deliberate · debate · confer · discourse · orate