smatter

[ smat-er ]

/ ˈsmæt ər /

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verb (used with object)

to speak (a language, words, etc.) with superficial knowledge or understanding.

to dabble in.

noun

a slight or superficial knowledge; smattering: She gets by with only a smatter of musical knowledge.

a small amount or number; smattering: a smatter of applause; smatters of nervous laughter.

Origin of smatter

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English; further origin uncertain; perhaps from Scandinavian; Danish, Norwegian smadre “to splash, smash (to pieces),” Swedish smattra “to clatter, rattle” (Middle Low German smetern “to chatter”), but the semantic development is unclear

Words nearby smatter

smasher, smash hit, smashing, smash-up, smatch, smatter, smattering, SMATV, smaze, S.M.B., sm. c.

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Example sentences from the Web for smatter

The languages of Polynesia are easy to smatter, though hard to speak with elegance.
In the South Seas|Robert Louis Stevenson
These would repeat the same foreign words or phrases; "to smatter French" being "meritorious."
The Anglo-French Entente in the Seventeenth Century|Charles Bastide
The monotonies of Mrs. Smatter and the asperities of Miss Varian for once roused little opposition.
Missy|Miriam Coles Harris
The apter he is to smatter, the slower he is in making any advance in his pretences.
Character Writings of the 17th Century|Various

I must have let out a very excited gasp, 'cause Poetry said, "'Smatter, Bill?"
Shenanigans at Sugar Creek|Paul Hutchens

British Dictionary definitions for smatter

smatter

/ (ˈsmætə) /

noun

a smattering

verb

(intr) rare to prattle

(tr) archaic to dabble in

Derived forms of smatter

smatterer, noun

Word Origin for smatter

C14 (in the sense: to prattle): of uncertain origin; compare Middle High German smetern to gossip

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单词	smatter
释义	smatter [ smat-er ] / ˈsmæt ər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR smatter ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object) to speak (a language, words, etc.) with superficial knowledge or understanding. to dabble in. noun a slight or superficial knowledge; smattering: She gets by with only a smatter of musical knowledge. a small amount or number; smattering: a smatter of applause; smatters of nervous laughter. Origin of smatter First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English; further origin uncertain; perhaps from Scandinavian; Danish, Norwegian smadre “to splash, smash (to pieces),” Swedish smattra “to clatter, rattle” (Middle Low German smetern “to chatter”), but the semantic development is unclear Words nearby smatter smasher, smash hit, smashing, smash-up, smatch, smatter, smattering, SMATV, smaze, S.M.B., sm. c. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for smatter The languages of Polynesia are easy to smatter, though hard to speak with elegance. In the South Seas\|Robert Louis Stevenson These would repeat the same foreign words or phrases; "to smatter French" being "meritorious." The Anglo-French Entente in the Seventeenth Century\|Charles Bastide The monotonies of Mrs. Smatter and the asperities of Miss Varian for once roused little opposition. Missy\|Miriam Coles Harris The apter he is to smatter, the slower he is in making any advance in his pretences. Character Writings of the 17th Century\|Various I must have let out a very excited gasp, 'cause Poetry said, "'Smatter, Bill?" Shenanigans at Sugar Creek\|Paul Hutchens British Dictionary definitions for smatter smatter / (ˈsmætə) / noun a smattering verb (intr) rare to prattle (tr) archaic to dabble in Derived forms of smatter smatterer, noun Word Origin for smatter C14 (in the sense: to prattle): of uncertain origin; compare Middle High German smetern to gossip Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to smatter several, some, smash, dash, splinter, wreck, ruin, explode, exhaust, demolish, crush, impair, disable, split, fracture, crack, snap, destroy, blast, burst
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smatter

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noun

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British Dictionary definitions for smatter

noun

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