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as in chatted
to engage in casual or rambling conversation
chattered idly while waiting in line
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as in shouted
to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly
the parrot chatters all day
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Recent Examples of chattered
Our lives and bodies conversed and chattered.
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Literary Hub, 16 Dec. 2025
Clancy then walked in from behind the stage, carrying a bouquet of flowers as the students chattered.
—Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 10 Nov. 2025
As the girl and other students finished their worksheets, other pre-K children chattered on the carpet and read books in English and Spanish.
—Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 3 Oct. 2025
Diners chattered away and ate at the restaurant while wedding guests gathered on the dance floor.
—Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
Literary Hub, 16 Dec. 2025
Clancy then walked in from behind the stage, carrying a bouquet of flowers as the students chattered.
—Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 10 Nov. 2025
As the girl and other students finished their worksheets, other pre-K children chattered on the carpet and read books in English and Spanish.
—Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 3 Oct. 2025
Diners chattered away and ate at the restaurant while wedding guests gathered on the dance floor.
—Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chattered
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Harry and William chatted with their grandparents and their aunt, Princess Anne, during the annual Trooping the Colour parade in London in June 2003.—
Kate Hogan,
PEOPLE,
9 Apr. 2026
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Rohan chatted with the women while the children darted around, sneaking looks at us and giggling.—
Elizabeth Cantrell,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Apr. 2026
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Video shows deputies swarming the vehicle and pulling the suspect out as commands are shouted.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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Auriemma had angry words for South Carolina coach Dawn Staley and had to be restrained by his assistant coaches while Staley shouted at him in response after UConn lost its first game of the season, 62-48, at the Mortgage Matchup Center.—
Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
4 Apr. 2026
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The first-grader was excited about the upcoming Christmas holidays and had talked a lot in school.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Apr. 2026
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In Politico, Adam Wren talked with Sharpton about why Harris deserved more respect from a party that tried to wish her away in 2024, and is doing so again.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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Keong says these pillow protectors slide easily over her puffiest pillows, wash up well at the laundromat, and help prevent her new pillows from getting too drooled-on to be presentable for overnight guests.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
23 Sep. 2025
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Reunions everywhere For almost an hour before the teams squared off, Warriors guard Pat Spencer sat next to and conversed with his younger brother Cam, a shooting guard on the Grizzlies.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Voices conversed in friendly banter as a speaker boomed old Motown hits and even some Jethro Tull.—
Bryan Hendricks,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
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But Bhatta was hypothermic and occasionally babbled gibberish.—
Gregory Thomas,
San Francisco Chronicle,
14 Mar. 2026
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As Lindell babbled on about baseless conspiracy theories involving voting in De Baraso’s home state of Georgia, the 12-year-old shut him down.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
16 Aug. 2025
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Melton sputtered in his previous five games.—
Ron Kroichick,
San Francisco Chronicle,
8 Apr. 2026
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On the bedside table, my phone sputtered awake.—
Shafiq Najib,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
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The prospect of a strong El Niño has rattled forecasters, who fear an unprecedented wave of global heat into 2027.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
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But some Republicans were also rattled by a Georgia special election, where their candidate to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene in Congress won by a much slimmer margin than the party enjoyed in the past.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Chattered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chattered. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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