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Smatter (Verb)

To talk foolishly; "The two women babbled and crooned at the baby".

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

She began to smatter in a language that sounded like French but was actually just nonsense.
My little cousin will smatter away to anyone who listens, whether they understand her or not.
After a few glasses of wine, he started to smatter on about his latest business venture.
The over-caffeinated toddler will smatter excitedly for hours about her favorite cartoon character.
The charismatic politician would smatter about vague promises, impressing many with her conviction.

Speak with spotty or superficial knowledge; "She smatters Russian".

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Although he claims to be a specialist, he actually smatters a few phrases in Spanish and that's all.
She smatters French, but she's not able to understand a real conversation.
My grandfather smatters a few mandarin phrases, however he is not fluent.
At a dinner party, a friend started to smatter Italian but then quickly switched back to English.
A high school classmate smatters Latin phrases, giving the impression he's more educated than he is.

Work with in an amateurish manner; "She dabbles in astronomy"; "He plays around with investments but he never makes any money".

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

He dabbled in writing screenplays but ultimately decided to stick to his day job.
She smatters in photography, often taking her camera with her on vacation trips but rarely producing high-quality work.
They've been fooling around with managing a band but it doesn't seem like they're making any serious progress.
At night, he toys with graphic design but it's just a hobby, he doesn't plan on making it his career.
She tinkers in interior decorating, always rearranging her house and showing her designs off to friends but never professionally.