natter

The other ladies who gather to knit and natter in her small English village thought the ears should be bigger.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 30, 2023

At one point, as the two natter self-righteously to each other about male pathology, a female worker in the background turns around and gives them a quick look over her shoulder.

From New York Times ● Aug. 29, 2021

While politicians natter, markets move on as individuals and organizations chart their own courses.

From Fox News ● Oct. 1, 2020

"I told you to be quiet the other day, you've done nothing but natter."

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2018

“Oh,” says Mirren lightly, “you know. Natter natter, least favorite daughter, natter natter, the kitchen is such crap. Why won’t Granddad remodel it? Et cetera.”

From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart

Clocks should be seen to be stopped for goal celebrations, substitutions, natters before set-pieces, rolling around and whenever the ball goes out of play.

From The Guardian ● May 15, 2016

As Erie natters on in an eager, fitful string of clichés, bringing to mind the sort of garrulous salesman you’d normally cross the street to avoid, Mr. Whitaker quietly breaks your heart.

From New York Times ● Feb. 25, 2016

Instead of plunging into psychobabble, Carr simply plys his lineup with Pink Lady and natters.

From The Guardian ● Dec. 13, 2010

Does that mean you have to be silent while everyone else natters on with lofty ideas about the "video revolution"?

From Time Magazine Archive

“Of course. She spent all afternoon with her,” my mom says, and then natters on about how Nat’s not supposed to count.

From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko

Its members have nattered on endlessly about their responsibility to safeguard the taxpayers’ money.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2024

We chatted about bus times, we talked about the meal I was cooking, we just nattered.

From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2023

Scheuer mused, “I have nattered on here longer than I intended.”

From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2018

Doctorow listened graciously and politely as I nattered, but I could see he was ready to get going.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 23, 2015

The old woman had nattered at him for ten years, telling her endless stories, but now she gaped at him as if he were some stranger.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

To hear the nattering nabobs of Wall Street, you’d think the latest jobs figures, out Friday, show that labor has never had it so good.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026

"Our chats lasted for hours and he'll be up there now nattering away and keeping everyone laughing."

From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2023

“One day I was driving around with a close friend of Rob’s nattering about this exact question,” Hobbs recalled.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2023

There’s a point where the volume on everything — the traffic noise, the pink and purple sprays of wildflowers, my nattering thoughts — turns way down, and then goes completely silent.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 27, 2022

And I mind the townsmen nattering on, saying we foul the waters.

From "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village" by Laura Amy Schlitz