Synonyms of chattering

chattering 1 of 2

noun

as in babbling

Related Words

• babbling
• jabbering
• prattle
• babble
• gabbling
• prattling
• chatter
• gabble
• jabber
• maundering
• whisper
• driveling
• blabbing
• rambling
• rumor
• blab
• muttering
• drivel
• murmuring
• grunting
• mumble
• mutter
• murmur
• undertone
• grunt

chattering

2 of 2

verb

present participle of chatter

1

as in chatting

to engage in casual or rambling conversation

chattered idly while waiting in line

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chatting
• talking
• conversing
• rattling
• jabbering
• nattering
• gabbing
• babbling
• prattling
• gabbling
• prating
• cackling
• pattering
• blabbing
• discussing
• schmoozing
• twittering
• gossiping
• rapping
• kibitzing
• jawing
• visiting
• gassing
• chaffering
• chinning
• blowing smoke
• palavering
• running on
• tattling
• shooting the breeze
• talking a blue streak
• yapping
• chewing the fat
• yammering
• yakking
• expatiating
• descanting

2

as in shouting

to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly

the parrot chatters all day

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chatting
• shouting
• drooling
• jabbering
• rattling
• babbling
• prattling
• gabbling
• sputtering
• gibbering
• muttering
• shrieking
• driveling
• stuttering
• mumbling
• screeching
• gabbing
• bumbling
• yakking
• prating
• murmuring
• blabbering
• blathering
• pattering
• blithering
• stammering
• trolling
• jangling
• bleating
• mouthing
• jawing
• chuntering
• smattering
• tittle-tattling
• maundering
• running on

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• articulating
• pronouncing
• enunciating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of chattering

Noun

Molly’s dialogue meanders between mindless chattering and singing to herself, musing on the mythological origins of asteroid names, recalling bittersweet memories of her wife and reflecting on faith, science and the afterlife. — Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026

In lieu of keyboards clicking, the sounds of chattering and forks scraping plates fill the space. — Kansas City Star, 4 May 2026

That could push cold air south and set Hoosiers' teeth chattering. — Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 17 Nov. 2025

The poem conjures up images of a family dinner being prepared, the orchard itself wrapped in the comforting hum of bees, the chattering of young girls. — Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025

Verb

That’s nothing more than a nonsensical, demonizing political narrative spewed by left-wing politicians and their brethren in the progressive chattering class. — Michael Zais, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2026

Jean’s Beach at the Old Stove Pub The hush-hush purchase of the Old Stove Pub by Max Chodorow had everyone chattering for months. — Nancy Kane, Curbed, 25 June 2026

The fights were slightly delayed because of inclement weather, and so we were treated, first, to a quartet of chattering analysts wearing natty, snug suits. — Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 15 June 2026

Wednesday evening, dozens crowded into the community room of a local church, chattering in Spanish and English in the fading light of day as part of a forum on the upcoming ICE facility. — Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 28 May 2026

But a chattering bird builds no nest! — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026

Tabakis lightly strums and plucks over a glowing drone and chattering birds, offering an ecumenical introduction, a smiling welcome. — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 14 May 2026

The thickening afternoon light gave the square an air of drama, like a movie set readied for action, but there was no one around to cast as extras; chattering tourists fill it only during the brief summer high season. — Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2026

There’s an amulet (one of those glowing doohickeys the fate of the cosmos hangs on), and your heart may sink every time someone starts chattering about it. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 6 May 2026