The verb is derived from Middle English smateren, smatteren, smater, smatere (“to make dirty, defile; to talk idly, chatter; to speak foolishly”); further etymology uncertain, compare the following: * Middle English smotten (“to corrupt, debase, defile”) (whence English smot (obsolete)), related to Late Middle High German smotzen, a variant of smutzen (whence modern German schmutzen (“to become dirty or soiled; to make dirty, soil”)), from smuz (“dirt”). * Danish smadre (“to smash”), German schmettern (“to smash; to resound”) (from Middle High German smetern (“to chatter; to rattle; (dialectal) to make a smacking sound”)); Norwegian Bokmål smadre (“to smash”), Swedish smattra (“to make short, sharp, quickly repeating noises, patter, rattle”), possibly originally onomatopoeic. However, the Oxford English Dictionary says “real connection is very doubtful”. The noun is derived from the verb.

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blather blether babble dabble blither

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Rhymes for smatter

matter batter hatter latter patter scatter shatter flatter chatter clatter spatter platter

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What is the meaning of smatter?

"smatter" (verb) means to make (someone or something) dirty; to bespatter, to soil.

What is another word for smatter?

Other words for "smatter" include blather, blether, babble, dabble, blither.

What are the different meanings of smatter?

"smatter" has 3 main meanings: 1. To make (someone or something) dirty; to bespatter, to soil; 2. To throw drops of liquid onto someone or something; 3. To learn or study a subject only a little, without going deep.

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