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chatter
[ chat-er ]
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.
- to make a rapid clicking noise by striking together:
His teeth were chattering from the cold.
- Machinery. (of a cutting tool or piece of metal) to vibrate during cutting so as to produce surface flaws on the work.
verb (used with object)
- to utter rapidly or purposelessly.
- to cause to chatter, as the teeth from cold.
noun
- purposeless or foolish talk.
- a series of waves or ridges on the surface of a piece of metal that has been imperfectly drawn or extruded.
- the act or sound of chattering.
- 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.
chatter
/ ˈtʃætə /
verb
- to speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly; prattle
- intr (of birds, monkeys, etc) to make rapid repetitive high-pitched noises resembling human speech
- intr (of the teeth) to click together rapidly through cold or fear
- intr to make rapid intermittent contact with a component, as in machining, causing irregular cutting
noun
- idle or foolish talk; gossip
- the high-pitched repetitive noise made by a bird, monkey, etc
- the rattling of objects, such as parts of a machine
- Also calledchatter mark the undulating pattern of marks in a machined surface from the vibration of the tool or workpiece
Derived Forms
- ˈchattery, adjective
Other Words From
- chatter·ing·ly adverb
- chatter·y adjective
- outchatter verb (used with object)
- un·chatter·ing adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of chatter1
Word History and Origins
Origin of chatter1
Example Sentences
As it begins to starve, the supply of plant health-promoting metabolites it previously delivered to its plant host plummets, and their once vibrant chemical chatter falls quiet.
The moves come amid chatter that the San Francisco–based cryptocurrency giant, which was valued at $8 billion in late 2018, is preparing to go public in coming months.
Sparked by some chatter about building a virtual campus away from campus, Jeffery Yu ’22 turned to the world-building game Minecraft.
He knew that random workplace chatter can help people build trust and form bonds.
While we know content and links are still important signals, there is always chatter about elements that Google has repeatedly stated don’t actually affect rankings.
Internet chatter rose to a deafening roar as speculation began about what—plastic surgery?
These comments are actually tame compared to the off-the-charts, scary chatter heard from the GOP last week.
Indeed, the chatter for the past year on the anti-gay fringe has been of resistance.
Perhaps organizers will simply give up and settle for chatter.
This constant Internet chatter allows people to not take responsibility for themselves.
And he spoke pleasantly to Grandfather Mole, in a soft sort of chatter, because he didn't want to alarm him.
Every morning an old jackdaw perched on a chimney outside our skylight, and entertained us with his chatter.
She thought of the night she had spent upon the heath; and her cheeks grew cold and her teeth began to chatter.
She did not heed or hear the chatter of her companions; she did not see that somebody had handed her a note.
When the curtain fell the audience rose to chatter and comment, and were a long time before they dispersed.
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