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witter.

To speak at length on a trivial subject.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈwɪtə(ɹ)/UK/ˈwɪtɚ/General-American[ˈwɪɾɚ]General-American
  1. To speak at length on a trivial subject.

    informal · intransitive
    She got home and started wittering about some religious cult she’d just heard about.
adj/ˈwɪtə(ɹ)/UK/ˈwɪtɚ/General-American[ˈwɪɾɚ]General-American
  1. knowing, certain, sure, wis.

    dialectal · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle English witter, witer, of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse vitr (“wise, knowing”), from Proto-Germanic *witraz (“knowing”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to know”). Cognate with Icelandic vitur (“wise”). More at wit, wis.

verb/ˈwɪtə(ɹ)/UK/ˈwɪtɚ/General-American[ˈwɪɾɚ]General-American
  1. to make sure, inform, or declare.

    dialectal · intransitive · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle English witteren, witeren, of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse vitra (“to make wise, make sure”), from Proto-Germanic *witrōną (“to make wise”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to know”). Cognate with Icelandic vitra (“to make wise, make certain”), Icelandic vitur (“wise”). More at wit, wis.

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