English
Etymology
From Middle English smateren.
Pronunciation
audio|en-us-smatter.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|æt�(r)
Verb
en-verb
- intransitive To talk superficially; to babble.
- transitive To speak (a language) with spotty or superficial knowledge; as, to smatter Arabic.
- transitive figuratively To study or approach superficially; to dabble in.
Derived terms
smatterer
smattering
Translations
trans-top|intransitive: talk superficially
German: radebrechen
trans-mid
trans-bottom
vi:smatter
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