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
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Ladies sat in plush chairs around the space and chatted.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
29 May 2026
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The two chatted about when the Beatles first came to America in 1964, creativity, his new album and McCartney’s childhood.—
Mark Kennedy,
Fortune,
23 May 2026
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Some in the crowd shouted at each other as deputies surrounded them to calm the tension.—
Amy McDaniel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 June 2026
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Organizers of Athens PrideFest are condemning a group of individuals who displayed Nazi symbols and shouted hateful rhetoric during the city's annual Pride celebration Saturday.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
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Our editors and critics choose the most captivating, notable, brilliant, surprising, absorbing, weird, thought-provoking, and talked-about books.—
Namara Smith,
New Yorker,
10 June 2026
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Platner hasn’t directly denied the texts and instead criticized the aide who talked to news outlets and accused the media of running gossip.—
Patrick Whittle,
Fortune,
10 June 2026
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For years, college coaches and NBA scouts have drooled over the potential of Stokes, a likely 2027 lottery pick.—
Lindsay Schnell,
New York Times,
28 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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But Feaster also found other accounts that described Müller’s device as a puppet that conversed with audiences.—
Ron Cowen,
Scientific American,
3 June 2026
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Dame Anna Wintour, Grace Coddington, Karen Elson, Karlie Kloss, and Donatella Versace conversed in front of a Rothko, estimated at $80 million.—
Elise Taylor,
Vanity Fair,
30 Apr. 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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Immediately, the Spurs dwindled a double-digit lead to five as the Knicks sputtered.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
6 June 2026
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Both series peaked early and both sputtered on to diminishing returns before giving up the ghost (sorry) — at least until the IP was dusted off again, to arguable gain in the case of Scream.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2026
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Helicopters and troops descending upon the Puente Hills Mall rattled Palacios and her daughter, who live a block away from the shopping center.—
Joy Benedict,
CBS News,
6 June 2026
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The Bay Area hotel industry is being swamped by waves of loan defaults, plunging values and foreclosures as the sector seeks to gain its footing in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic that rattled the worldwide lodging and travel sectors.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
4 June 2026
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“Chattered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chattered. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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