as in chatterers
a person who talks constantly
my seat companion was a chatterbox who never once stopped talking
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Recent Examples of chatterboxes
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.
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Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chatterboxes
Noun
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Why all single magpies have to be men is unclear — the patriarchy in action.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
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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
Noun
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Local gossips claimed that Chin Ming Tai paid Moy Sing a bride price of $20,000, an astronomical sum for the time.—
Charlotte Brooks,
Big Think,
13 Mar. 2026
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The gossips leak letters indicating the family’s ruthlessness.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Chatterboxes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chatterboxes. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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