verb
witter
WIH-tuh
verb
1
To talk on and on about unimportant things.
"He wittered on about his holiday for a good twenty minutes."
How to Use Witter
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo ramble or chat pointlessly about something trivial.
When to use it
British informal; often used with "on" — "witter on about something."
Common pairings
witter on
witter about
Word Forms
more witter comparative, wittered past tense, wittered past tense, Witters plural, witters singular, witters singular, most witter superlative
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