[
US
/ˈsmætɝ/
]
VERB
-
speak with spotty or superficial knowledge
She smatters Russian -
work with in an amateurish manner
He plays around with investments but he never makes any money
She dabbles in astronomy -
to talk foolishly
The two women babbled and crooned at the baby
How To Use smatter In A Sentence
- He has learnt a smattering of Arabic and loves the convivial atmosphere. Times, Sunday Times
- There was a brief flare of white light, and the Goddess vanished, leaving only a smattering of loose tinsel behind.
- The classics are retained as a subject in which all must qualify; and the education provided for the ordinary passman is of a contemptible, smattering kind; it is really no education at all. From a College Window
- There was a small red carpet, with candles around it and a smattering of journalists and photographers, talking to important personages and taking their pictures.
- By the first many a smatterer acquires the reputation of a man of quick parts; by the other many a dunderpate, like the owl, the stupidest of birds, comes to be considered the very type of wisdom. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8
- Supposedly a speciality in Naples (where it goes by the name pizzelle fritte or montanare) the pizza-maker rolls out a small portion of dough and fries it on a pan in a smattering of olive oil, occasionally covering the pan until the dough is crisped. Slice
- It was fairly empty, with smatterings of people milling around.
- A buttery triple-layer yellow cake gets a topping of the smoothest, deep dark-chocolate ganache, with a smattering of semisweet mini chocolate chips for good measure.
- Carvel, "within their limits, are works of art;" The Inside of the Cup "is no more than a compendium of paralogy, as silly and smattering as a speech by William Jennings Bryan or a shocker by Jane Addams. A Book of Prefaces
- It's this tale and the attractive, pendant cream flowers, smattered within by deep pink spots, that wins so many votes.
