verb

smatter

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

verb

To make (someone or something) dirty; to bespatter, to soil.

To hit (someone or something) with a liquid; to splash, to spatter.

To approach or study (something, such as a subject) superficially; to dabble in.

To speak (a language or words) with only a superficial knowledge of it.

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Etymology

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.

Rhymes for smatter

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is the meaning of smatter?

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

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 hit (someone or something) with a liquid; to splash, to spatter; 3. To approach or study (something, such as a subject) superficially; to dabble in.