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chatter

/ˈt͡ʃætɚ/noun, verb2 syllables

Chatter means: talk socially without exchanging too much information.

Synonyms for chatter47

noun, as in noisy talk

yak, yack, yakety-yak, cackle

noun, as in the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine

chattering

noun, as in the high-pitched continuing noise made by animals (birds or monkeys)

chattering

verb, as in talk socially without exchanging too much information

chew the fat, shoot the breeze, chat, confabulate, confab, chitchat, chit-chat, chaffer, natter, gossip, jaw, claver, visit

verb, as in speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly

piffle, palaver, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble

verb, as in click repeatedly or uncontrollably

click

also used for chatter

chatting, nattering, babble, bavardage, bibble-babble, blabbing, blather, blathering, chinwag, clepe, hot air, clatter, gnash, grind, pink

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What does chatter mean?8

verb

1

talk socially without exchanging too much information“the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze”

2

speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly

3

click repeatedly or uncontrollably“Chattering teeth”

4

cut unevenly with a chattering tool

5

make noise as if chattering away“The magpies were chattering in the trees”

noun

1

noisy talk

2

the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine

3

the high-pitched continuing noise made by animals (birds or monkeys)

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with chatter?8

two syllables

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Chatter in a sentence

  • They only wrote idle chatter about her in the newspaper.AlanF_US
  • They only wrote idle chatter about me in the newspaper.AlanF_US
  • They only wrote idle chatter about him in the newspaper.AlanF_US
  • There was no end to the girl's chatter.Micsmithel
  • The online chatter about hot-button issues is reaching a fever pitch.illiterate
  • I often feel mentally exhausted and drained due to the constant mental chatter.Nuel
  • I could hear the laughter and chatter from those days.Nuel
  • I need laughter and chatter to feel complete.Nuel

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of chatter

as a noun

plural
chatters

as a verb

past tense
chattered
present participle
chattering
third-person singular
chatters
past participle
chattered