| VERB | social | smatter, dabble, play around | work with in an amateurish manner |
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| communication | smatter, babble, blather, blether, blither | to talk / talk foolishly | |
| communication | smatter | speak with spotty or superficial knowledge |
| Sounds | smae'ter | |
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| Rhymes | abductor ... zoster: 649 rhymes with ter... | |
| Meaning | Work with in an amateurish manner. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s VERB-ing | |
| Synonyms | dabble, play around | |
| Broader | busy, occupy | Keep busy with |
| Meaning | To talk / talk foolishly. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | babble, blather, blether, blither | |
| Broader | chatter, piffle, palaver, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble | speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly |
| Spanish | charlar, parlotear | |
| Meaning | speak with spotty or superficial knowledge. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "She smatters Russian" | |
| Broader | speak, talk | Use language |
| Spanish | chapurrear | |
| Nouns | smattering | a slight or superficial understanding of a subject / subject |
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