1
as in chatted
to engage in casual or rambling conversation
chattered idly while waiting in line
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2
as in shouted
to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly
the parrot chatters all day
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Recent Examples of chattered
Diners chattered away and ate at the restaurant while wedding guests gathered on the dance floor.
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Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chattered
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Some teenage girls in matching hoodies chatted near the baggage claim carousel, and a group in traditional Orthodox Jewish garb congregated on the curb outside terminal 3.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Older students chatted with friends, while younger ones focused on pedaling.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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In addition to luxurious cashmere joggers and the Sneex shoes celebrities can’t stop wearing, Oprah shouted out a plushy Brooklinen robe and the Skims pajamas one writer can’t get enough of.—
Averi Baudler,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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Gunfire erupted moments later as officers shouted orders from behind cover.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Over the course of the three-day summit, attendees and Goldman leaders talked all things AI—from the most lucrative investments, to the tech’s impact on the environment, and its potential to innovate industries.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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His family never really talked to any of us.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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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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The 18-year-old, who is a University of Miami golf commit, filmed the session as the pair played best ball and conversed about life, politics and sports.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Akkasca returned to the vehicle, took a video documenting the car’s lack of damage, conversed with Hertz employees and managers about it, and was told the app would talk directly to him – which was untrue, reported Carscoops.—
Peter Cohan,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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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
Verb
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Then the school's backup generator sputtered.—
Emily Schwing,
NPR,
10 Nov. 2025
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Chargers’ defense is back The Chargers’ defense sputtered through a poor four-game stretch earlier this season.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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But the message has rattled producers and sales agents who rely on foreign subsidies, soft money and multi-territory deals to make budgets work.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Nov. 2025
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At the same time, Paramount has rattled its sabre in the sector, nodding to a strategy of building up a streaming business executives hope will compete with Netflix, Google and Amazon.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
10 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Chattered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chattered. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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