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tat·ter
 tatter
- pronunciation:
- tae
t
 r
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a torn and hanging part, shred, or piece, as of a garment or flag.
- similar words:
- rag, shred, tag
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| definition 2: |
(pl.) ragged, torn clothes.
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| related words: |
fray |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
tattered, tattering, tatters |
| definition: |
to tear, wear, or reduce to tatters; make ragged.
- similar words:
- shred
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| related words: |
fray, wear |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to become ragged.
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| related words: |
wear |
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