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smatter

/ smatter /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
speak with spotty or superficial knowledge
"She smatters Russian"
Type of:
speak talk
Derived:
smattering
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 2
work with in a non-serious manner
"She dabbles in astronomy"
"He plays around with investments bu he never makes any money"
Type of:
busy occupy
Derived:
dabbler dilettante sciolist
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Frame 33
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 3
to talk foolishly
"The two women babbled and crooned at the baby"
Type of:
chatter piffle palaver
Derived:
prate prattle idle talk blether chin music
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Semantic Complexity
36%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
16
Times Searched
2
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Related Words

speak talk busy occupy chatter piffle palaver