witter — UK [ˈwɪtə(r)] / US [ˈwɪtər] or witter on UK / US verb [intransitive] Word forms witter : present tense I/you/we/they witter he/she/it witters present participle wittering past tense wittered past participle wittered Word forms witter on : present … English dictionary
witter on — witter UK [ˈwɪtə(r)] / US [ˈwɪtər] or witter on UK / US verb [intransitive] Word forms witter : present tense I/you/we/they witter he/she/it witters present participle wittering past tense wittered past participle wittered Word forms witter on :… … English dictionary
Witter — ist der Name von: Ben Witter (1920–1993), deutscher Journalist und Schriftsteller Henning Bernward Witter (1683–1715), Alttestamentler und Pastor in Hildesheim Michael Witter (* 1951), deutscher Diplomat Orte: Witter (Arkansas), Ort in den… … Deutsch Wikipedia
witter — ► VERB (usu. witter on) Brit. informal ▪ speak at length about trivial matters. ORIGIN probably imitative … English terms dictionary
witter on — variant UK US Main entry: witter … Useful english dictionary
Witter — This unusual and interesting name, found mainly in Lancashire and the northern counties of England, is of Anglo Saxon origin, and is an occupational surname with two possible and distinct derivations. Firstly, it may be an occupational name for a … Surnames reference
witter — wit|ter [ˈwıtə US ər] v also witter on [i]BrE informal to talk a lot in a boring way or about something unimportant = ↑ramble on witter about ▪ I m sick of her wittering on about her boyfriend … Dictionary of contemporary English
witter — [[t]wɪ̱tə(r)[/t]] witters, wittering, wittered VERB (disapproval) If you say that someone is wittering about something, you mean that they are talking a lot about things that you think are silly and boring. [BRIT, INFORMAL] [V about n] They just… … English dictionary
Witter — 1. Aus dem alten deutschen Rufnamen Widher/Wither (widu + heri) entstandener Familienname. 2. Berufname zu mnd. witten »weiß machen, tünchen« für den Tüncher. 3. Berufsübername zu mnd. witten »weiß sieden, den Feingehalt von Gold und Silber… … Wörterbuch der deutschen familiennamen
witter on — Brit. informal speak at length about trivial matters. → witter … English new terms dictionary
