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1. A small number or amount
   "only a smattering of responses were received";
   - handful, smatter
    
2. A slight or superficial understanding of a subject
   - smatter

1. Work with in an amateurish manner
   "She smatters in astronomy";
   - dabble, play around
    
2. To talk foolishly
   "The two women smattered and crooned at the baby";
   - babble, blather, blether [UK, dialect], blither
    
3. Speak with spotty or superficial knowledge
   "She smatters Russian"

Derived forms: smatterings

Type of: apprehension, blab [informal], blabber [informal], busy, chatter, clack [informal], discernment, gabble, gibber, maunder, occupy, palaver [informal], piffle, prate, prattle, rabbit [Brit, informal], savvy, small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity, speak, talk, tattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle [informal], twattle [UK, dialect], understanding, vapor [US], vapour [Brit, Cdn], witter [Brit, informal], yabber [Brit, informal], yatter [Brit, informal]