witter on
Third Person
witters on
Present Participle
wittering on
Past Tense
wittered on
Past Participle
wittered on
1
to talk continuously about unimportant matters
- He wittered on about his favorite TV show, oblivious to the disinterest of his audience.
- Let's not witter on about irrelevant topics; we have a limited time for the presentation.
- The guest speaker wittered on for so long that some audience members started to lose interest.
- The professor wittered on about the historical context, losing the attention of the students.
- She kept wittering on during the entire car ride, and I couldn't get a word in.