SMATTER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does smatter mean?
• SMATTER (verb)
The verb SMATTER has 3 senses:
1. work with in an amateurish manner
2. to talk foolishly
3. speak with spotty or superficial knowledge
Familiarity information: SMATTER used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• SMATTER (verb)
Meaning:
Work with in an amateurish manner
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
smatter; play around; dabble
Context examples:
She dabbles in astronomy / He plays around with investments but he never makes any money
Hypernyms (to "smatter" is one way to...):
busy; occupy (keep busy with)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
Meaning:
To talk foolishly
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
blather; blether; blither; babble; smatter
Context example:
The two women babbled and crooned at the baby
Hypernyms (to "smatter" is one way to...):
blab; blabber; chatter; clack; gabble; gibber; maunder; palaver; piffle; prate; prattle; tattle; tittle-tattle; twaddle (speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Speak with spotty or superficial knowledge
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Context example:
She smatters Russian
Hypernyms (to "smatter" is one way to...):
speak; talk (use language)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
