chattered; chattering; chatters
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 vibrate especially audibly as a consequence of repeated sticking and slipping
chattering brakes
: to utter rapidly, idly, or indistinctly
chatterer
noun
1
: the action or sound of chattering
2
: idle talk : prattle
3
: electronic and especially radio communication between individuals engaged in a common or related form of activity
also
: such chatter regarding future hostile activities
4
: a person who participates in online chat
Excite, Inc. … reports that users log a total of 7.5 to 8 million chat minutes on an average day. Half of online chatters are aged 18 to 34, and 15 percent are under age 17.—
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Examples of chatter in a Sentence
Verb
Children chattered in the middle of the playground.
My teeth were chattering from the cold.
Birds chattered in the trees.
Noun
heard the chatter of squirrels
pleasant chatter over morning coffee
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Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 28 Jan. 2025
All of that has led to chatter about Kelce’s possible retirement following the season.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2025
Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2025
Now, weeks after some of the Hollywood trades reported Chris Evans would be making his Marvel return in that event film, the actor himself denies the chatter.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 30 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Carolina arrived and started chattering at you in Spanish.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 28 Jan. 2025
All of that has led to chatter about Kelce’s possible retirement following the season.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2025
Noun
Now, chatter should only pick up as the team figures out its long-term direction heading into what will be — as usual — an important offseason for a franchise that’s closing in on being mathematically eliminated from playoff contention for a ninth straight season.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2025
Now, weeks after some of the Hollywood trades reported Chris Evans would be making his Marvel return in that event film, the actor himself denies the chatter.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Chatter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chatter. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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