Synonyms of the word

smatter

• v. (intransitive) To talk superficially; to babble, chatter.
• v. (transitive) To speak (a language) with spotty or superficial knowledge.
• v. (transitive, figuratively) To study or approach superficially; to dabble in.
• v. To have a slight taste, or a slight, superficial knowledge, of anything; to smack.
• n. superficial knowledge; a smattering.

babble

• n. Idle talk; senseless prattle; gabble; twaddle.
• n. Inarticulate speech; constant or confused murmur.
• n. A sound like that of water gently flowing around obstructions.
• v. (intransitive) To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter inarticulate sounds.
• v. (intransitive) To talk incoherently; to utter meaningless words.
• v. (intransitive) To talk too much; to chatter; to prattle.
• v. (intransitive) To make a continuous murmuring noise, like shallow water running over stones.
• v. (transitive) To utter in an indistinct or incoherent way; to repeat words or sounds in a childish way…
• v. (transitive) To reveal; to give away (a secret).

blab

• v. (transitive, intransitive) To tell tales; to gossip without reserve or discretion.
• n. One who blabs; a babbler; a telltale; a gossip or gossiper.

blabber

• v. To blather; to talk foolishly or incoherently.
• v. To blab; to let out a secret.
• v. (Britain, obsolete) To stick out one's tongue.
• n. A person who blabs; a tattler; a telltale.

blather

• v. (pejorative) To talk rapidly without making much sense.
• n. (pejorative) nonsensical or foolish talk.

blether

• n. (especially Northern England, Scotland, Northern Ireland) Alternative spelling of blather.
• v. (especially Northern England, Scotland, Northern Ireland) Alternative spelling of blather.

blither

• adj. comparative form of blithe: more blithe.
• v. to talk foolishly; to blather.

busy

• adj. Crowded with business or activities; having a great deal going on.
• adj. Engaged in activity or by someone else.
• adj. Having a lot going on; complicated or intricate.
• adj. Officious; meddling.
• v. (transitive) To make somebody busy, to keep busy with, to occupy, to make occupied.
• v. (transitive) To rush somebody.
• n. (slang, Britain, Liverpudlian, derogatory) A police officer.

chatter

• n. Talk, especially meaningless or unimportant talk.
• n. The sound of talking.
• n. The sound made by a magpie.
• n. An intermittent noise, as from vibration.
• n. In national security, the degree of communication between suspect groups and individuals, used to gauge…
• v. (intransitive) To talk idly.
• v. (intransitive) Of teeth, machinery, etc, to make a noise by rapid collisions.
• v. To utter sounds which somewhat resemble language, but are inarticulate and indistinct.
• n. one who chats.
• n. (Internet) a user of chat rooms.

clack

• n. An abrupt, sharp sound, especially one made by two hard objects colliding repetitively; a sound midway…
• n. Anything that causes a clacking noise, such as the clapper of a mill, or a clack valve.
• n. Clatter; prattle.
• v. (intransitive) To make a sudden, sharp noise, or succession of noises; to click.
• v. (transitive) To cause to make a sudden, sharp noise, or succession of noises; to click.
• v. To chatter or babble; to utter rapidly without consideration.
• v. (Britain) To cut the sheep's mark off (wool), to make the wool weigh less and thus yield less duty.

dabble

• v. (transitive) To partially wet (something) by splashing or dipping; connotes playfulness.
• v. (intransitive) To participate or have an interest in an activity, but in a casual or superficial way.

gabble

• v. To talk fast, idly, foolishly, or without meaning.
• v. To utter inarticulate sounds with rapidity.
• n. Confused or unintelligible speech.

gibber

• n. Gibberish, unintelligible speech.
• v. To jabber, talk rapidly and unintelligibly or incoherently.
• n. A boulder, a stone.
• n. A balky horse.

maunder

• v. To speak in a disorganized or desultory manner; to babble or prattle.
• v. To wander or walk aimlessly.
• n. (obsolete) A beggar.

occupy

• v. (transitive) To take or use time.
• v. (transitive) To take or use space.
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To have sexual intercourse with.
• v. (obsolete) To do business in; to busy oneself with.
• v. (obsolete) To use; to expend; to make use of.

palaver

• n. (Africa) A village council meeting, a folkmoot.
• n. Talk, especially unnecessary talk, fuss.
• n. A meeting at which there is much talk; a debate, a moot.
• n. (informal) Disagreement.
• v. To discuss with much talk.

piffle

• n. Nonsense, foolish talk.
• v. To act or speak in a futile, ineffective, or nonsensical manner.
• v. To waste, to fritter away.
• v. (dated) To be squeamish or delicate.

prate

• n. Talk to little purpose; trifling talk; unmeaningful loquacity.
• v. To talk much and to little purpose; to chatter; to be loquacious; to speak foolishly; to babble.

prattle

• v. (transitive, intransitive) To speak incessantly and in a childish manner; to babble.
• n. Silly, childish, talk; babble.

speak

• v. (intransitive) To communicate with one's voice, to say words out loud.
• v. (intransitive) To have a conversation.
• v. (by extension) To communicate or converse by some means other than orally, such as writing or facial expressions.
• v. (intransitive) To deliver a message to a group; to deliver a speech.
• v. (transitive) To be able to communicate in a language.
• v. (transitive) To utter.
• v. (transitive) To communicate (some fact or feeling); to bespeak, to indicate.
• v. (informal, transitive, sometimes humorous) To understand (as though it were a language).
• v. (intransitive) To produce a sound; to sound.
• v. (transitive, archaic) To address; to accost; to speak to.
• n. language, jargon, or terminology used uniquely in a particular environment or group.
• n. Speach, conversation.
• n. (dated) a low class bar, a speakeasy.

talk

• n. A conversation or discussion; usually serious, but informal.
• n. A lecture.
• n. (preceded by the; often qualified by a following of) A major topic of social discussion.
• n. (preceded by the) A customary conversation by parent(s) or guardian(s) with their (often teenaged) child…
• n. (uncountable, not preceded by an article) Empty boasting, promises or claims.
• n. Meeting to discuss a particular matter.
• v. (transitive) To communicate, usually by means of speech.
• v. (transitive, informal) To discuss.
• v. (intransitive, slang) To confess, especially implicating others.
• v. (intransitive) To criticize someone for something of which one is guilty oneself.
• v. (intransitive) To gossip; to create scandal.

tattle

• v. (intransitive, pejorative) To report others' wrongdoings or violations; to tell on somebody; to gossip…
• v. (intransitive) To chatter.
• n. A tattletale.
• n. Gossip; idle talk.

tittle-tattle

• n. petty, idle gossip.
• n. An idle, trifling talker; a gossip.
• v. to engage in such gossip.
• v. to spread gossip.

twaddle

• n. (uncountable) Empty or silly idle talk or writing; nonsense, rubbish.
• n. (countable) One who twaddles; a twaddler.
• v. To talk or write nonsense; to prattle.