Definition of chatter
intransitive verb
1 : to utter rapid short sounds suggestive of language but inarticulate and indistinct squirrels chattered angrily
2 : to talk idly, incessantly, or fast
3a : to click repeatedly or uncontrollably teeth chattering with coldb : to vibrate rapidly in cutting a chattering toolc : to vibrate especially audibly as a consequence of repeated sticking and slipping chattering brakes
transitive verb
: to utter rapidly, idly, or indistinctly
chatterer
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Examples of chatter in a Sentence
Children chattered in the middle of the playground.
My teeth were chattering from the cold.
Birds chattered in the trees.
Origin and Etymology of chatter
Middle English chatteren, of imitative origin
First Known Use: 13th century
chatter
Definition of chatter
1 : the action or sound of chattering
2 : idle talk : prattle
3 : electronic and especially radio communication between individuals engaged in a common or related form of activity; also : such chatter regarding future hostile activities
Examples of chatter in a Sentence
heard the chatter of squirrels
pleasant chatter over morning coffee
13th Century
First Known Use of chatter
13th century
CHATTER Defined for English Language Learners
chatter
playDefinition of chatter for English Language Learners
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: to talk in a quick or casual way
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: to make clicking sounds by knocking together rapidly
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: to make fast and usually high-pitched sounds
chatter
Definition of chatter for English Language Learners
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: casual talk that is usually not important or interesting
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: a series of fast usually high-pitched sounds
CHATTER Defined for Kids
Definition of chatter for Students
chattered
;chattering
1 : to talk fast without thinking or without stopping My brothers chattered during the entire trip.
2 : to make quick sounds that suggest speech but lack meaning Monkeys chattered in the trees.
3 : to make clicking sounds by hitting together again and again My teeth are chattering from the cold.
Definition of chatter for Students
1 : the act or sound of chattering the chatter of squirrels the chatter of teeth
2 : quick or unimportant talk
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