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chatter

/tʃˈætɚ/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

verb

  1. click repeatedly or uncontrollably
    “Chattering teeth”
  2. cut unevenly with a chattering tool
  3. talk socially without exchanging too much information
    “the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze”
  4. speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
  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)

Synonyms for chatter

Words that rhyme with chatter

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