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smatter - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'smatter' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Smatter [ n.]
- Superficial knowledge; a smattering.
2 . Smatter [ v. i.]
- To talk superficially or ignorantly; to babble; to chatter.
- To have a slight taste, or a slight, superficial knowledge, of anything; to smack.
3 . Smatter [ v. t.]
- To talk superficially about.
- To gain a slight taste of; to acquire a slight, superficial knowledge of; to smack.

Meaning of 'smatter' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . smatter [ v]
Meaning (1):
- work with in an amateurish manner
Example in sentence:
  • He plays around with investments but he never makes any money;
  • She dabbles in astronomy
Meaning (2):
- speak with spotty or superficial knowledge
Example in sentence:
  • She smatters Russian
Meaning (3):
- to talk foolishly
Example in sentence:
  • The two women babbled and crooned at the baby