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Synonyms for smatter

Most common

babble blather prate blither dabble

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To hit (someone or something) with a liquid; to splash, to spatter.

  2. v. 2

    To approach or study (something, such as a subject) superficially; to dabble in.

Related words

Word family
smatterer smattering

Forms

Past participle
smattered
e.g. smattered → babbled, prattled, prated, blathered…

Example sentences

  • babble She didn't pay attention to her husband's babble.
  • blather I hope they're not going to blather on for too long.
  • dabble What a fool she is to dabble in stocks!

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
smatterrising
babblerising
blatherrising
pratesteady
blitherrising
dabblerising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
prate
6 letters
babble2, dabble2
7 letters
prattle2, blather2, blither

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (babble2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
baragouiner
Italiano
barbugliare
Español
farfullar
Deutsch
radebrechen