English to English
chatter
('/tS//&/t/@/r
)
noun (n)
- the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine(noun.event)source: wordnet30
- the high-pitched continuing noise made by animals (birds or monkeys)(noun.event)source: wordnet30
- Sounds like those of a magpie or monkey; idle talk; rapid, thoughtless talk; jabber; prattle.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- click repeatedly or uncontrollably(verb.perception)Example:
Chattering teeth.
source: wordnet30 - cut unevenly with a chattering tool(verb.contact)source: wordnet30
- talk socially without exchanging too much information(verb.communication)Synonym:
chaffer, chat, chew the fat, chit-chat, chitchat, claver, confab, confabulate, gossip, jaw, natter, shoot the breeze, visitsource: wordnet30 - make noise as if chattering away(verb.communication)Example:
The magpies were chattering in the trees.
source: wordnet30 - To utter sounds which somewhat resemble language, but are inarticulate and indistinct.(verb)source: webster1913
- To utter rapidly, idly, or indistinctly.(verb)source: webster1913