chatter
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/ˈtʃætər/
🇬🇧
/ˈtʃætə(r)/
intransitive verb
R
to talk a lot, often about unimportant things
The children were chattering about their new toys.
R
to make a clacking sound, like when you're cold or scared
She was so nervous that her teeth chattered.
R
to make a series of high-pitched sounds, like birds
The birds were chattering in the morning.
noun
R
unimportant or casual conversation
There was too much chatter at the meeting.
R
the sound of quick, high-pitched noises, like from animals
We heard the chatter of monkeys in the jungle.
R
the sound of things knocking together
The chatter of the machinery was loud.
translation
to talk a lot, often about unimportant things; to make a clacking sound, like when you're cold or scared; to make a series of high-pitched sounds, like birds
unimportant or casual conversation; the sound of quick, high-pitched noises, like from animals; the sound of things knocking together
Word Forms
3rd Present
chatters
Progressive
chattering
Past
chattered
Plural
chatters
Perfect
chattered