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noun

Definition of smatternext
as in handful
a small number we received only a smatter of complaints about the book

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verb

as in to patter

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Recent Examples of smatter
Noun
Outside a car wash where two people died, a smatter of small bloodstains can still be seen on the white exterior wall. — Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2019
Verb
Lee is also now taking a smattering reps at first base as expected entering the spring. — Michael Shapiro, Chron, 17 Mar. 2023 Glover’s patchwork ethos is smattered across its seven installments. — WIRED, 17 Mar. 2023 The movie is smattered with deep focus cinematography, led by the director of photography Jomo Fray. — Omar Sanchez, EW.com, 17 Apr. 2020 During the class, remember to look out at the trees, to the sculptures smattered throughout, to the family of deer that will surely be grazing ahead. — Zoe Ruffner, Vogue, 16 Aug. 2018 Who’s listening At UCF’s rehearsal hall, the crowd of 50 or so is smattered throughout the seats watching the New Music Ensemble perform pieces written by students. — Trevor Fraser, OrlandoSentinel.com, 27 Apr. 2018 Groping blindly, European and especially British explorers began trying to map this seascape beginning in the late 1500s – leading to a series of small advances, smattered with setbacks and tragedies, over centuries. — Chris Mooney, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Dec. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smatter
  1. handful
  2. patter
  3. couple
  4. prate
  5. blather
  6. blabber
  7. blither
  8. gibber
Noun
  • Investors have fretted that Nvidia's growth has been driven by a handful of large technology companies called hyperscalers, which are building out data centers that end up largely serving a few frontier labs such as OpenAI.
    — Kif Leswing, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Craig set a handful of records, including career touchdown passes (52) and career passing yards (6,074) while with the Crimson.
    — Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of handful
Verb
  • The interview was interrupted multiple times because of rain pattering against the barn roof where it was being held.
    — Emily Chang, ABC News, 7 June 2026
  • Big shot guests popped up in the studio audience, including the actors Bryan Cranston, Paul Rudd, and Ryan Reynolds, who did a few bits and pattered about the host going off air; Colbert moved through the usual jokes about the day’s news.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 22 May 2026
Definition of patter
Noun
  • How happy couples avoid this fight Healthy couples absolutely still notice when things are lopsided.
    — Mark Travers, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Outdoor bars and tents are being set up for the crowds expected for the bull-riding event that evening, and couples of all ages hold hands and wander the brick streets.
    — Christine Lennon, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of couple
Verb
  • Erinys doesn't prate about democracy or social betterment but simply guards oil pipelines.
    — Bruce Sterling, WIRED, 1 July 2004
Definition of prate
Verb
  • Their nonstop blathering didn’t quite drown out the performances, although a number of presenters and winners struggled to be heard over the din.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2026
  • The nature of the American political system propagates scads of lawyers and poseurs who blather on endlessly, promising everything and delivering little.
    — Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
Definition of blather
Verb
  • But rather than keep his discover quiet, the OP—much to everyone else's disappointment—blabbered.
    — Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
Definition of blabber
Verb
  • As André Van Peteghem, Dumont cast Fabrice Luchini, whose dialectical extravagance and theatrical exuberance lend his character, a blithering sybaritic fop, the pathos of a physical infirmity matched by the physical comedy of the accident-prone.
    — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2017
Definition of blither
Verb
  • But when the disheveled, withdrawn ex-friend shows up in the locker room gibbering about an evil spirit, Sam is mortified, impulsively knocking to the ground the grungy-looking Mason jar that Tamira has been carrying around.
    — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 18 Sep. 2023
  • For a while, police interest bent toward a Phud who had been warned he might be eliminated from the program, who had seemed almost exultant about the fire and gibbered gleefully about the media spotlight.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2018
Definition of gibber

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