🗣️ A chatterbox 🗣️ To talk aimlessly

witter

6 9.8

A person who talks for a long time about unimportant things in a boring way

noun
/ˈwɪtə/

: charlatán

During the meeting, his constant witter about his weekend plans made it hard for anyone to focus on the agenda.

Examples

And hey, thanks for listening to me witter on for 500 posts.

Blog text (14)
I have not listened to you witter on about "Ol' Reliable" for half of my short life just to see you quit when we need you!

Lady and the Tramp (2019)
She is known as a witter who can bore anyone with her long stories about her cat's antics.
Everyone got tired of his witter about the weather, which seemed to go on forever without any point.

Synonyms

talker

vswitter

69 2.1

A person who speaks a lot, often in public

is specific to long trivial talking rather than any general speaker

bore

vswitter

Offensive

32 4.2

A person who talks too much about dull topics and makes others feel tired or not interested

focuses on trivial subject matter rather than mainly causing boredom

windbag

vswitter

Offensive

13 6.8

A person who talks a lot about unimportant things and bores other people

focuses on long trivial talk rather than only being judged boring

chatterbox

vswitter

Informal

9 4.2

A person who talks a lot and often does not stop

is used more for adult long trivial talk rather than childlike chattiness

gasbag

vswitter

Offensive

4 7.9

A person who talks a lot about unimportant things

describes the same behavior but without the overtly informal label

blatter

vswitter

Offensive

3 9.9

A person who talks a lot without saying anything important

is more about long trivial talk rather than noisy or silly speech

magpie

vswitter

Offensive

2 8.9

A person who talks too much in a silly or annoying way

is about long trivial talk rather than foolish chatter

yapper

vswitter

Offensive

1 7.9

A person who talks a lot in a loud, annoying way

describes long trivial speech rather than mainly loud or noisy talking

babbler

vswitter

Offensive

1 8.2

A person who talks too much in an annoying way

talks at length about trivial matters rather than lacking sense

yakker

vswitter

Offensive

1 8.2

A person who talks a lot about unimportant things

often stresses the tiresome long talking rather than just frequent speech

chatterer

vswitter

Informal

1 5.5

A person who talks a lot and often annoys others

focuses on long trivial speech rather than only causing irritation

yabber

vswitter

Australian

1 9.9

A person who talks a lot about small, unimportant things

emphasizes tiresome long talk rather than casual informal chatting

total windbag

vswitter

Offensive

7.7

A person who talks too much about small things and bores others

is similar but describes the behavior in a less exaggerated way

platitudinarian

vswitter

9.9

A person who often says the same boring, worn-out phrases

covers trivial talk broadly rather than only repeating dull platitudes

blatherer

vswitter

Offensive

7.4

A person who talks a lot and says silly or meaningless things

focuses on long trivial talk rather than mainly pointless nonsense

jabberer

vswitter

Informal

8.0

A person who talks quickly about unimportant things

describes long, tiresome trivial talk rather than quick, rushed speech

twaddler

vswitter

Offensive

9.9

A person who talks nonsense instead of saying useful things

refers mainly to spoken long trivial talk not written nonsense

driveler

vswitter

Offensive

9.9

A person who talks nonsense and babbles

focuses on long trivial topics rather than mere meaningless babble

prattler

vswitter

Offensive

9.5

A person who talks a lot in a silly, not important way

is about grown-up long trivial talking rather than childish babble

talkee

vswitter

Slang

9.9

A person who talks a lot, often in a funny way

focuses on tiresome trivial length rather than playful dialectal speech

Antonyms

listener

228 1.0

A person who pays attention and hears what others say

How Talkative

witter

6 9.8

prattler

Offensive

9.5

chatterbox

Informal

9 4.2

talker

69 2.1

conversationalist

12 6.3

quiet one

4 5.3

Surface Forms

witter singular

witters plural

Etymology

Witter can be seen as 'one who witters', someone who keeps talking in a tiresome way, and you can picture a constant bird noise like twitter. That bird image helps explain why a witter is a person who talks at length about trivial matters.