CHATTERED Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

chattered

verb

past tense of chatter

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 Some raved about the experience to those in line while others chattered among themselves about their thoughts. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026 As the courtroom cleared, a jumble of spectators and journalists chattered about the whiplash. — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026 Around the family, people shared takeout dinners, swung on hammocks and chattered. — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026 The youthful musicians chattered away like creatures of the Transylvanian night. — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 29 June 2026 Vuvuzelas honked like a chorus of drunk geese, and spectators chattered excitedly. — Ryan Lenora Brown, NPR, 14 June 2026 The two lovebirds chattered on happily about the book. — 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

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Verb

And in 2023, Tierra Whack and Lil Yachty chatted about hip-hop in Brooklyn, before Jon Batiste and Gucci Mane kept the conversation going.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026
As the science reporters chatted with Deisseroth over the phone and Zoom, an AP photographer and videographer raced to his home in Stanford.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of chatted

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Men shouted abuse from car windows or tried to bribe him with money, drugs, even girlfriends.

— Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
McMillan was aware of his big game in the moment on Sunday, and even shouted out Smith on the sideline, shoving his face in a camera and letting out some playful bravado like Smith once did.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of shouted

Verb

Talking past each other on voting The candidates mostly talked past each other to answer a question about confidence in elections.

— AJC.com, AJC.com, 9 Oct. 2026
The filmmaker talked to Puck‘s Matt Belloni in a wide-ranging discussion that was partially recorded for his The Town podcast.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of talked

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Who had broken a wrist on the back-yard flagstones, drooled cherry medicine down her sleeping face on the car ride back from the hospital.

— Emma Cline, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026
For Valentine's Day 2026, the retailer released a confetti glass icon candle that shoppers drooled over.

— Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 June 2026

Definition of drooled

Verb

Essential California checked out the trials, tested airport counters, walked through the terminal’s new gates and conversed with excited passengers looking forward to their next flight out of Burbank.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
Hemingway commended Salinger, then a twenty-five-year-old staff sergeant, on his short stories, and the two conversed for hours.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of conversed

Verb

In the wake of a depressing 69-93 season that sputtered out from the get-go, as so many a Royals campaign does, the club promptly made some substantial changes.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 4 Oct. 2026
The real concerns came on offense, where the Trojans uncharacteristically sputtered.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of sputtered

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Before landing, a lighter dinner consisting of salad, chicken breast, and vanilla cream with caramel and meringue rattled down the aisle.

— Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026
In the video, which appears to have been taken shortly after the attack, Allen showed his bloody face and appeared rattled.

— Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of rattled

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