Found 2 items, similar to smatter.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: smatter
smatter
v 1: work with in a non-serious manner;
“She dabbles in
astronomy”;
“He plays around with investments bu he
never makes any money” [syn:
dabble,
play around]
2: to talk foolishly;
“The two women babbled and crooned at the
baby” [syn:
babble,
blather,
blether,
blither]
3: speak with spotty or superficial knowledge;
“She smatters
Russian”
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Smatter
Smatter
\Smat"ter\, v. t.
1. To talk superficially about.
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2. To gain a slight taste of; to acquire a slight,
superficial knowledge of; to smack. --Chaucer.
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Smatter
\Smat"ter\, n.
Superficial knowledge; a smattering.
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Smatter
\Smat"ter\, v. i. [OE. smateren to make a noise; cf. Sw.
smattra to clatter, to crackle, G. schmettern to dash, crash,
to warble, quaver.]
1. To talk superficially or ignorantly; to babble; to
chatter.
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Of state affairs you can not smatter. --Swift.
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2. To have a slight taste, or a slight, superficial
knowledge, of anything; to smack.
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