wittering
present participle ofwitter
witter
verb[I]
UKinformaldisapprovinguk/ˈwɪt.ər/us/ˈwɪt̬.ɚ/totalkfor alongtimeabout things that are notimportant:
He'd been witteringonabout hisneighboursforhalfthemorning.
Ways of talking
- beg the questionidiom
- blah
- blether
- blither
- coo
- declaim
- declamatory
- gabble
- loose
- mumble
- pipe
- ramble
- rattle on/away
- stage whisper
- talk trashidiom
- throwyourvoiceidiom
- trash
- trill
- word salad
- yak
Examplesofwittering
wittering
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
It was stillwitteringon about three miles, which was the safe distance at which one could blow up a ship in 1620.
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Some have even turned into spineless jellies,witteringon about dropping this new approach.
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Don't comewitteringto me about not having enough money.
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However, he startedwitteringon about the wildlife involved.
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Instead ofwitteringon, should not we be coming out altogether?
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Socialists should remember in their prattling andwitteringthat, for the young service man and woman of today, the fundamental character of war will remain unchanged.
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Witteringhas been injured and can no longer continue in the game.
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