yatter

yat·ter

Y y

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [yat-er]
- /ˈyæt ər/
- /jˈatə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [yat-er]
- /ˈyæt ər/

Definitions of yatter word

verb without object yatter to chatter or jabber. 1
noun yatter chatter; idle talk. 1
noun yatter Talk incessantly; chatter. 1
verb yatter to talk at length; chatter 0
noun yatter continuous chatter 0
intransitive verb yatter to talk idly and foolishly about trivial things; chatter continuously 0

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Origin of yatter

First appearance:

before 1865

One of the 28% newest English words

1865-70; perhaps ya(p) + (cha)tter

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Parts of speech for Yatter

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Yatter

yatter popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for yatter

noun yatter

yammer — to whine or complain.

verb yatter

yap — to bark sharply, shrilly, or snappishly; yelp.

All 2 Synonyms of yatter