See smatter on Wiktionary
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"(intransitive) To talk superficially; to babble, chatter."
],
"tags": [
"intransitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English terms with quotations",
"English transitive verbs",
"Quotation templates to be cleaned"
],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "1891, Robert Louis Stevenson, chapter 2, in In the South Seas, New York: Scribner, published 1896, page 9:",
"text": "The languages of Polynesia are easy to smatter, though hard to speak with elegance.",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To speak (a language) with spotty or superficial knowledge."
],
"links": [
[
"speak",
"speak"
],
[
"spotty",
"spotty"
],
[
"superficial",
"superficial"
],
[
"knowledge",
"knowledge"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To speak (a language) with spotty or superficial knowledge."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English transitive verbs"
],
"glosses": [
"To study or approach superficially; to dabble in."
],
"links": [
[
"study",
"study"
],
[
"approach",
"approach"
],
[
"superficial",
"superficial"
],
[
"dabble",
"dabble"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive, figuratively) To study or approach superficially; to dabble in."
],
"tags": [
"figuratively",
"transitive"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"To have a slight taste, or a slight, superficial knowledge, of anything; to smack."
],
"links": [
[
"smack",
"smack"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈsmæ.tə/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈsmæ.təɹ/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈsmæ.ɾɚ]",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"audio": "en-us-smatter.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/7b/En-us-smatter.ogg/En-us-smatter.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/En-us-smatter.ogg"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ætə(ɹ)"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "haḏā",
"sense": "intransitive: talk superficially",
"word": "هَذَى"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "bǎrborja",
"sense": "intransitive: talk superficially",
"word": "бърборя"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "intransitive: talk superficially",
"tags": [
"archaic"
],
"word": "lantiponner"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "intransitive: talk superficially",
"word": "parolar"
},
{
"code": "de",
"english": "rude",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "intransitive: talk superficially",
"word": "labern"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "intransitive: talk superficially",
"word": "schwätzen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "intransitive: talk superficially",
"word": "schwafeln"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "táraram",
"sense": "intransitive: talk superficially",
"word": "טָרָרָם"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "intransitive: talk superficially",
"word": "blaterare"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "intransitive: talk superficially",
"word": "blaterō"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "boltátʹ",
"sense": "intransitive: talk superficially",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "болта́ть"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "intransitive: talk superficially",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"imperfective"
],
"word": "бр̀бљати"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "intransitive: talk superficially",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"imperfective"
],
"word": "br̀bljati"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "intransitive: talk superficially",
"word": "brbljati"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "intransitive: talk superficially",
"word": "charlar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "intransitive: talk superficially",
"word": "parlotear"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "laḥana",
"sense": "to speak (a language) with spotty or superficial knowledge",
"word": "لَحَنَ"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "govorja povǎrhnostno",
"sense": "to speak (a language) with spotty or superficial knowledge",
"word": "говоря повърхностно"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to speak (a language) with spotty or superficial knowledge",
"word": "xampurrejar"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to speak (a language) with spotty or superficial knowledge",
"word": "baragouiner"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to speak (a language) with spotty or superficial knowledge",
"word": "chapurrear"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to speak (a language) with spotty or superficial knowledge",
"word": "cortar"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to speak (a language) with spotty or superficial knowledge",
"word": "radebrechen"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to speak (a language) with spotty or superficial knowledge",
"word": "masticare"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "kovérkatʹ",
"sense": "to speak (a language) with spotty or superficial knowledge",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "кове́ркать"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to speak (a language) with spotty or superficial knowledge",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"imperfective"
],
"word": "ло̀мити"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to speak (a language) with spotty or superficial knowledge",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"imperfective"
],
"word": "lòmiti"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to speak (a language) with spotty or superficial knowledge",
"word": "chapurrar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to speak (a language) with spotty or superficial knowledge",
"word": "chapurrear"
}
],
"word": "smatter"
}
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"English countable nouns",
"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English lemmas",
"English nouns",
"English terms derived from Middle English",
"English terms inherited from Middle English",
"English verbs",
"Entries with translation boxes",
"Pages with 2 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"Rhymes:English/ætə(ɹ)",
"Rhymes:English/ætə(ɹ)/2 syllables",
"Terms with Arabic translations",
"Terms with Bulgarian translations",
"Terms with Catalan translations",
"Terms with French translations",
"Terms with Galician translations",
"Terms with German translations",
"Terms with Hebrew translations",
"Terms with Italian translations",
"Terms with Latin translations",
"Terms with Russian translations",
"Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations",
"Terms with Slovene translations",
"Terms with Spanish translations"
],
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"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "enm",
"3": "smatteren"
},
"expansion": "Middle English smatteren",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sv",
"2": "smattra"
},
"expansion": "Swedish smattra",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle English smatteren, smateren. Compare Swedish smattra, Danish and Norwegian smadre (all of which mean to patter), German schmettern (“to resound”).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "smatters",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {},
"expansion": "smatter (plural smatters)",
"name": "en-noun"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"examples": [
{
"text": "a smatter of applause"
}
],
"glosses": [
"A smattering (small number or amount)."
],
"links": [
[
"smattering",
"smattering"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"A smattering (superficial knowledge)."
],
"links": [
[
"smattering",
"smattering"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈsmæ.tə/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈsmæ.təɹ/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈsmæ.ɾɚ]",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"audio": "en-us-smatter.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/7b/En-us-smatter.ogg/En-us-smatter.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/En-us-smatter.ogg"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ætə(ɹ)"
}
],
"word": "smatter"
}
{
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{
"args": {
"1": "sv",
"2": "smattra"
},
"expansion": "Deverbal from smattra",
"name": "deverbal"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Deverbal from smattra.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "sv-noun-unc-irreg-n",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "smatter",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"indefinite",
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "smatters",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"indefinite",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "smattret",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"definite",
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "smattrets",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"definite",
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"indefinite",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"indefinite",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"definite",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"definite",
"genitive",
"plural"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "sv",
"2": "nouns",
"3": "",
"g": "n",
"g2": "",
"head": "",
"sort": ""
},
"expansion": "smatter n",
"name": "head"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "n"
},
"expansion": "smatter n",
"name": "sv-noun"
}
],
"inflection_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "smatter",
"2": "smattret",
"3": "-",
"4": "-",
"5": "smatters",
"6": "smattrets",
"7": "-",
"8": "-",
"definitions": "",
"gender": "Neuter",
"uncountable": "yes"
},
"name": "sv-decl-noun"
}
],
"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"Pages with 2 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"Swedish deverbals",
"Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
"Swedish lemmas",
"Swedish links with redundant wikilinks",
"Swedish neuter nouns",
"Swedish nouns"
],
"glosses": [
"short, sharp, quickly repeating noises, like large raindrops against a window or someone typing quickly on a typewriter, spatter"
],
"links": [
[
"spatter",
"spatter"
]
],
"tags": [
"neuter"
]
}
],
"word": "smatter"
}
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