yattering

English

Verb

yattering

1. present participle and gerund of yatter

Noun

yattering (plural yatterings)

1. trivial talk; prattle
   • 2002, Laurence-Khantipalo Mills, Noble Friendship: Travels of a Buddhist Monk, page 118:

     I felt a strong inclination to find a cave or hermitage and retire there from the mad world, hoping no doubt to find some peace from the yatterings of the mind crazy with greed, hatred, and delusion.