Natter (Verb)
Meaning
Talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- She spent the afternoon nattering with friends over a pot of coffee.
- He sat by the park bench and nattered with an old acquaintance for hours.
- The pair of strangers nattered casually as they waited for their connecting flights.
- During their lunch break the two colleagues nattered about their weekend plans.
- The women met at the local bakery and nattered with the owner about the town's upcoming events.
Synonyms
- Jaw
- Gossip
- Shoot The Breeze
- Chew The Fat
- Chit-chat
- Claver
- Chitchat
- Visit
- Confabulate
- Chatter
- Chaffer
- Chat
- Confab