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Definition of Chatter
1. Verb. Click repeatedly or uncontrollably. "Chattering teeth"
2. Noun. Noisy talk.
Generic synonyms: Talk, Talking
Specialized synonyms: Blether, Chin Music, Idle Talk, Prate, Prattle
Derivative terms: Cackle, Yack
3. Verb. Cut unevenly with a chattering tool.
4. Noun. The rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine.
5. Verb. Talk socially without exchanging too much information. "Sam cannot chatter Sue "; "The men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"
Generic synonyms: Converse, Discourse
Specialized synonyms: Jawbone, Schmoose, Schmooze, Shmoose, Shmooze
Derivative terms: Chat, Chatterer, Chit Chat, Chit-chat, Chitchat, Confabulation, Gossip, Visitor
6. Noun. The high-pitched continuing noise made by animals (birds or monkeys).
7. Verb. Speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly. "Sam and Sue chatter"
Generic synonyms: Mouth, Speak, Talk, Utter, Verbalise, Verbalize
Specialized synonyms: Babble, Blather, Blether, Blither, Smatter
Derivative terms: Blabber, Chatterer, Gabble, Palaver, Piffle, Prate, Prater, Prattle, Prattler, Tittle-tattle, Twaddle, Twaddler
8. Verb. Make noise as if chattering away. "The woods chatter with many kinds of birds "; "The magpies were chattering in the trees"
Derivative terms: Chatterer, Chattering
Definition of Chatter
1. v. i. To utter sounds which somewhat resemble language, but are inarticulate and indistinct.
2. v. t. To utter rapidly, idly, or indistinctly.
3. n. Sounds like those of a magpie or monkey; idle talk; rapid, thoughtless talk; jabber; prattle.
Definition of Chatter
1. Noun. talk, especially meaningless or unimportant talk ¹
2. Noun. the sound of talking ¹
3. Noun. the sound made by a magpie ¹
4. Noun. an intermittent noise, as from vibration ¹
5. Noun. in national security, the degree of communication between suspect groups and individuals, used to gauge the degree of expected terrorist activity. ¹
6. Verb. (intransitive) To talk idly. ¹
7. Verb. (intransitive) Of teeth, machinery, etc, to make a chattering noise. ¹
8. Noun. one who chats ¹
9. Noun. (Internet) a user of chat rooms ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Chatter
1. to talk rapidly and trivially [v -ED, -ING, -S] : CHATTERY [adj]
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