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- Dictionarychatter/ˈtʃatə/
verb
- 1. talk informally about unimportant matters: "she was chattering about her holiday"
noun
- 1. informal talk: "he was full of inconsequential but amusing chatter"
- 2. a series of short, quick high-pitched sounds: "the starlings' constant chatter"
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CHATTER definition: 1. to talk for a long time about things that are not important: 2. If animals chatter, they make…. Learn more.
1. : to utter rapid short sounds suggestive of language but inarticulate and indistinct. squirrels chattered angrily. 2. : to talk idly, incessantly, or fast. 3. a. : to click repeatedly or uncontrollably. teeth chattering with cold. b. : to vibrate rapidly in cutting. a chattering tool. c.
To chatter is to talk lightly or casually — to shoot the breeze or chitchat. You might chatter with your workmates about the weather or where you'll eat lunch. You probably chatter with your friends all the time without even thinking about it, gossiping or talking about unimportant things.
verb (used without object) to talk rapidly in a foolish or purposeless way; jabber. to utter a succession of quick, inarticulate, speechlike sounds, as monkeys or certain birds. Synonyms: click, clatter. to make a rapid clicking noise by striking together: His teeth were chattering from the cold.
1. To talk rapidly, incessantly, and on trivial subjects; jabber. 2. To utter a rapid series of short, inarticulate, speechlike sounds: birds chattering in the trees. 3. To click quickly and repeatedly: Our teeth chattered from the cold. 4. To vibrate or rattle while in operation: A power drill will chatter if the bit is loose. v.tr.
If you chatter, you talk quickly and continuously, usually about things which are not important.
to talk for a long time about things that are not important: She spent the morning chattering away to her friends. He chattered happily about nothing in particular. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to talk to someone. talk A group of men were talking in the street. speak Could I speak to you privately?
Definition of chatter verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Chatter definition: To talk rapidly, incessantly, and on trivial subjects; jabber.
online, phone, radio, or other electronic communication among people, often involving a harmful political activity such as espionage or terrorism: Officials were able to intercept and identify a high level of terrorist chatter in the weeks before the bombing attempt.
