Dictionary Definition
smatter
Verb
1 work with in a non-serious manner; "She dabbles
in astronomy"; "He plays around with investments bu he never makes
any money" [syn: dabble,
play
around]
2 to talk foolishly; "The two women babbled and
crooned at the baby" [syn: babble, blather, blether, blither]
3 speak with spotty or superficial knowledge;
"She smatters Russian"
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
From smaterenPronunciation
- Rhymes with: -ætə(r)
Verb
- To talk superficially; to babble.
- To speak (a language) with spotty or superficial knowledge; as, to smatter Arabic.
- To study or approach superficially; to dabble in.
Derived terms
Translations
intransitive: talk superficially
- German: radebrechen