1
as in chat
friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this
pleasant chatter over morning coffee
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2
as in noise
loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound
the chatter of the ship's engine kept us awake all night
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1
as in to chat
to engage in casual or rambling conversation
chattered idly while waiting in line
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as in to babble
to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly
the parrot chatters all day
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Recent Examples of chatter
Charlotte Observer, 12 June 2026
Paper-thin hotel walls, hallway chatter, humming AC units—travel comes with plenty of sleep interruptions.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2026
Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 25 May 2026
But a chattering bird builds no nest!
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026
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Noun
Evan reports that online chatter suggests Wild Wing Cafe could be eyeing the space, but the chain hasn’t confirmed anything to CharlotteFive yet.
—Charlotte Observer, 12 June 2026
Paper-thin hotel walls, hallway chatter, humming AC units—travel comes with plenty of sleep interruptions.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2026
Verb
While some kids seem to chatter nonstop before age 2, others may take a little longer to find their words.
—Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 25 May 2026
But a chattering bird builds no nest!
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chatter
Noun
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Copy, paste and edit the square brackets in ChatGPT, and keep the same chat window open so the context carries through.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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In February 2026, Maher resurfaced their feud during a chat with Kimmel’s former The Man Show cohost Adam Carolla.—
Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 June 2026
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Hikers and walkers should also make noise when out in bear country, especially at dusk and dawn, and dogs should be leashed and supervised.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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Ambient sounds, nature recordings, white-noise tracks and ASMR-style content can generate passive income through YouTube, Spotify and other streaming platforms.—
ByBryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
Verb
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There were cartoons while dressing children, evening news while cooking dinner, and, before bed, families watched mutely as onscreen families laughed and talked.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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Sehic said there were many people at the restaurant at the time, and said Campbell was talking to someone else at the bar when he was approached by Harakh.—
Neal Riley,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
Verb
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Esperanza speaks Spanish in a phone interview with NPR, while her 9-month-old baby coos and babbles in the background.—
Rhitu Chatterjee,
NPR,
17 May 2026
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Each treatment villa creates a moment—opening up onto a bespoke, private slice of babbling brook and lush jungle, the sounds of which perfectly underscore any massage.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 May 2026
Noun
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Rooftops, crimes, love affairs, gossip.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
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Pay attention to jealousy around ideas, attention, gossip or who gets the last word.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
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Fellow attacker Akram Afif fell to his knees in both joy and disbelief after the final whistle blew, taking in the roars coming from his countrymen who had made the long trip to the United States.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
13 June 2026
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In the massive stadium in Inglewood, usually home to football games, the stands thundered with the roar of fans, with 70,492 in attendance.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
Verb
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The chatbot, capable of conversing in natural language, captivated global audiences and has since developed advanced coding, voice interaction and image generation capabilities.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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In the trailer, Cusack is seen conversing with Woody about what's to come.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
10 June 2026
Verb
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Luckily, we will no longer be inundated with responses from these prevalent LLMs that prattle on about mythical creatures.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2026
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Bazzana would prattle on about his cage work, his posture and his attack angle.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Chatter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chatter. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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