1
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
The two lovebirds chattered on happily about the book.
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Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026
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, 23 Apr. 2026
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
Verb
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The teenagers chatted and laughed with each other, but the room became serious as practice began.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Apr. 2026
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One of us chatted with more than a dozen attendees at CPAC, the annual Republican conference.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
22 Apr. 2026
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Shortly after the lethal injection got underway, a warden shook Willacy and shouted his name, but there was no response.—
David Fischer,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Apr. 2026
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Bryan stretched it out across something close to 20 minutes, weaving in introductions of his band members, letting each take a turn at showing off their prowess, while the crowd jumped, shouted and swayed in unison.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Apr. 2026
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Then Stu discovered that Brian had talked Eric Easton into paying him five pounds more a week as the leader of the band.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Apr. 2026
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In their joint cover of Vogue's May 2026 issue, Streep and Wintour talked to Greta Gerwig about the differences between The Devil Wears Prada and its follow-up.—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
21 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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But Brown has seemed to often be frustrated by his role in the team’s offense, which continued last fall as his production dipped and the offense as a whole sputtered.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
24 Apr. 2026
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Judge Dredd has two movies of varying quality, but attempts to follow the 2012 version with a TV show appear to have sputtered out.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
20 Apr. 2026
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After being rattled into 19 turnovers in Game 2, Orlando played with pace without panic — exactly what coach Jamahl Mosley demanded.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2026
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DeepSeek, the Chinese AI startup that rattled Wall Street last year, has been at the center of such accusations.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Chattered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chattered. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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