nattering
Going on endlessly
Nattering is idle, aimless chatter—talk that goes on without saying much of substance.
The word carries mild irritation: Stop nattering and get to the point.
Someone who natters prattles on about trivial matters.
More common in British than American English.
A natter can also be the chat itself: We had a nice natter over tea.
Incoherent speech
- blatherFoolish, pointless chatter
- jabberTalk rapidly, incoherently
- chitchatInformal light conversation
- gabLight, meaningless talk
yak · yammer · palaver · schmooze · confabulate · converse · tattle · gossip
Persistent unwanted attention
- naggingPersistent bothering or complaining
- whiningProlonged nasal complaining
- carpingTrivial persistent criticism
- kvetchingChronic petty complaining
griping · grousing · grumbling · complaining · nitpicking · faultfinding · harping · moaning
Trivial, idle chatter
- rumorUnconfirmed circulating story
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
- hearsayUnverified secondhand information
- whisperSpeech without full voice
backbiting · scuttlebutt · dirt · tales · buzz · talebearer · gossipmonger · blabber
Move or speak without direction
- droneUnmanned flying machine
- maunderSpeak in unfocused circles
- drivelSenseless, silly talk
- logorrheaCompulsive excessive wordiness
verbosity · loquacity · long-winded · garrulous · windbag · motormouth · blatherskite
babble
Incoherent speech
- blatherFoolish, pointless chatter
- jabberTalk rapidly, incoherently
- chitchatInformal light conversation
gab · yak · yammer · palaver · schmooze · confabulate · converse · tattle · gossip · chinwag
pestering
Persistent unwanted attention
- naggingPersistent bothering or complaining
- whiningProlonged nasal complaining
- carpingTrivial persistent criticism
kvetching · griping · grousing · grumbling · complaining · nitpicking · faultfinding · harping · moaning · bellyaching
tittle-tattle
Trivial, idle chatter
- rumorUnconfirmed circulating story
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
- hearsayUnverified secondhand information
whisper · backbiting · scuttlebutt · dirt · tales · buzz · talebearer · gossipmonger · blabber · mudslinging
ramble
Move or speak without direction
logorrhea · verbosity · loquacity · long-winded · garrulous · windbag · motormouth · blatherskite
- excessive talkingchattering, babbling, blather, rambling, gabble
- talkativechatty, verbose, wordy, mouthy, gossipy
- talkingtalking, chatting, conversing, gabbing, jabbering
- talkativenesstalkativeness, verbosity, wordiness, garrulity, loquacity
- nonsense talkjabbering, prattling, blathering, gibberish, drivel
- fast talkingmotormouthing, reeling off, firing off, patter
natteringsilence
Total lack of sound
quiet · taciturnity · muteness · reticence · terseness
natteringeloquence
Persuasive verbal grace
dignified speech · gravitas · wisdom · oratory · pronouncement