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    witter
    /ˈwɪtə/

    verb

    • 1. speak at length about trivial matters: informal British "she'd been wittering on about Jennifer and her illness"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishWITTER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    WITTER definition: 1. to talk for a long time about things that are not important: 2. to talk for a long time about…. Learn more.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryWITTER | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    WITTER meaning: 1. to talk for a long time about things that are not important: 2. to talk for a long time about…. Learn more.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishWITTER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    verb. 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. [British, informal, disapproval] They just sat there wittering about what lectures they had tomorrow. [VERB + about] [ Also VERB] Witter on means the same as witter.

  5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishwitter verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    verb. /ˈwɪtə (r)/ /ˈwɪtər/ [intransitive] (British English, informal, usually disapproving) Verb Forms. witter (on) (about something) to talk about something boring and unimportant for a long time. What's he wittering on about? Word Origin. Want to learn more?

  6. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › witterwitter - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    • English
    • Dutch
    • Elfdalian
    • German
    • Scots

    Pronunciation

    1. (UK) IPA(key): /ˈwɪtə(ɹ)/ 2. (General American) IPA(key): /ˈwɪtɚ/, [ˈwɪɾɚ] 3. Rhymes: -ɪtə(ɹ)

    Etymology 2

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

    Etymology 3

    From Middle English witteren, witeren, of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse vitra (“to make wise, make sure”), from Proto-Germanic *witrōną (“to make wise”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to know”). Cognate with Icelandic vitra (“to make wise, make certain”), Icelandic vitur (“wise”). More at wit, wis.

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    Pronunciation

    1. IPA(key): /ˈʋɪtər/

    Adjective

    witter 1. comparative degree of wit; whiter

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    Etymology

    From Old Norse vetr, from Proto-Germanic *wintruz. Cognate with Swedish vinter.

    Noun

    witter m 1. winter

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    Pronunciation

    1. IPA(key): [ˈvɪtɐ]

    Verb

    witter 1. inflection of wittern: 1.1. first-person singular present 1.2. singular imperative

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    Pronunciation

    1. IPA(key): [ˈwetər]

    Noun

    witter (plural witters) 1. (Southern Scots) water

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  7. www.dictionary.com › browse › witterWITTER Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Witter definition: to chatter or babble pointlessly or at unnecessary length. See examples of WITTER used in a sentence.

  8. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › witterwitter | meaning of witter in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

    witter meaning, definition, what is witter: to talk a lot in a boring way or about s...: Learn more.