chatterbox

noun

chat·​ter·​box ˈcha-tər-ˌbäks How to pronounce chatterbox (audio)
: one who engages in much idle talk

Examples of chatterbox in a Sentence

That little girl is a chatterbox. my seat companion was a chatterbox who never once stopped talking
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The dude has the energy turned up to 11 and is a total chatterbox. Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025 Hawke is splendid in the role, which makes deft use of his chatterbox charisma, the very same that can come off as annoying yet attractive in films like Reality Bites and the Before trilogy, or menacing in something like Black Phone. Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025 First, Dillon’s competitors in the White House, the academic economists led by Walter Heller at the Council of Economic Advisers, became chatterboxes, as Dillon went on to other pursuits. Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025 Girls may, for example, struggle with time management, daydreaming or being a chatterbox and are more likely to be diagnosed with the primarily inattentive type of ADHD over the hyperactive type. Daliah Singer, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for chatterbox

Word History

First Known Use

1774, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of chatterbox was in 1774

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“Chatterbox.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chatterbox. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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chatterbox

noun
chat·​ter·​box ˈchat-ər-ˌbäks How to pronounce chatterbox (audio)
: a person who talks continually

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