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Vocabulary Entry
smatter
|verb • verb • noun
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V
verb
To speak or talk in a casual or somewhat aimless manner; to babble.
Example Sentences
"She began to smatter about her weekend plans."
"He tends to smatter when he's nervous."
"The child would smatter on about her favorite toys."
V
verb
To have a superficial understanding of something; to dabble.
Example Sentences
"Although he only smatters Spanish, he can get by in conversation."
"She smatters in several languages but isn't fluent in any."
"He smatters a bit about physics from his college days."
N
noun
A small amount or slight knowledge of something.
Example Sentences
"He has a smatter of history, just enough to impress his friends."
"Her smatter of information was enough to spark an interesting discussion."
"The course provided a smatter of basic statistics."