as in chatterer
a person who talks constantly
my seat companion was a chatterbox who never once stopped talking
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Recent Examples of chatterbox
George is a chatterbox George's howling is not out of character for him.
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Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 25 Jan. 2026
However, the strategic chatterbox has the late Reggie Ossé to thank for sparking his interest in podcasts with the highly regarded and influential Combat Jack Show.
—Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 5 Nov. 2025
While at the first school my penchant for being boisterous and chatty was seen as charming, the girls at school two just viewed me as a restless chatterbox.
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 27 Oct. 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
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Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 25 Jan. 2026
However, the strategic chatterbox has the late Reggie Ossé to thank for sparking his interest in podcasts with the highly regarded and influential Combat Jack Show.
—Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 5 Nov. 2025
While at the first school my penchant for being boisterous and chatty was seen as charming, the girls at school two just viewed me as a restless chatterbox.
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 27 Oct. 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chatterbox
magpie
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This kit packs in a lot—you’ll notice a fan with two magpies, a vase of fortune red fruit, a persimmon fruit, three golden ingots, and a calligraphy pen with a scroll.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
4 Feb. 2026
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My creativity delights in currawong calls, and the ululation of magpies, warblers and kookaburras.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Chatterbox.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chatterbox. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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