verb
witter
WIH-tuh
Witter (verb) means to talk on and on about unimportant things. Example: “He wittered on about his holiday for a good twenty minutes.”
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
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Word forms
- Third person singular
- witters
- Past tense
- wittered
- Comparative
- more witter
- Superlative
- most witter
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Etymology
Comes from Middle English witter, witer, which was of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse vitr (“wise, knowing”), from Proto-Germanic *witraz (“knowing”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to know”). It is cognate with Icelandic vitur (“wise”). See also wit, wis.
Rhymes for witter
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What does “witter” mean?
The word “witter” means to talk on and on about unimportant things. In plain terms, to ramble or chat pointlessly about something trivial.
How do you pronounce “witter”?
“Witter” is pronounced WIH-tuh (/ˈwɪtɚ/ in IPA).
How do you use “witter” in a sentence?
Here is “witter” used in a sentence: “He wittered on about his holiday for a good twenty minutes.”
What part of speech is “witter”?
“Witter” is a verb.
