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

NurPhoto/Getty Images Drinking tea in the courtyard of The Dwarika’s hotel, surrounded by centuries-old Newari wood carvings, the twittering of sparrows, and the chattering of mynahs coming home to roost, feels surreally calm. — Nicola Chilton, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026

Lake Mary head coach Scott Perry said last month that there is no chattering from his coaches about the Rams repeating as state champions. — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2026

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

There was something that got a lot of people chattering in the world of math. — Quanta Magazine, 20 Aug. 2026

Some were already chattering about hitting Angine de Poitrine’s two nights at the Wiltern in December. — Josh Martin, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026

If Hollywood is quick to take a bite out of an injured party, the town’s Mandarins and chattering classes are equally swift to offer advice, solicited or not. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026

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