smatter-v; 2 Senses

Sense Number 1: have a superficial or smateurish knowledge of

Examples:
She smatters Russian.
I smatter of a thing, I have little knowledge in.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: smatter.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 3

Sense Number 2: to talk foolishly; babble

Examples:
She smattered on about her vacation.
The two women smattered at the baby.
For I abhore to smatter on such a matter.

Mappings:
VerbNet: manner_speaking-37.3
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: smatter.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2