witter

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English - Turkish
f., İng., k.dili. (on) durmadan konuşmak
English - English
to speak at length on a trivial subject
to make sure, inform, or declare
knowing, certain, sure, wis
disapproval If you say that someone is wittering about something, you mean that they are talking a lot about things that you think are silly and boring. They just sat there wittering about what lectures they had tomorrow. = prattle Witter on means the same as witter. They started wittering on about their last trip to Provence. to talk a lot in a boring way or about something unimportant = ramble on witter about

Related Terms

wittered
past of witter
wittering
present participle of witter
witters
third-person singular of witter
witter

    Hyphenation

    Wit·ter

    Turkish pronunciation

    wîtır

    Pronunciation

    /ˈwətər/ /ˈwɪtɜr/

    Etymology

    () From Middle English witter, witer, of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse vitr (“wise, knowing”), from Proto-Germanic *witraz (“knowing”), from Proto-Indo-European *weid- (“to know”). Cognate with Icelandic vitur (“wise”). More at wit, wis.
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