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chatters 1 of 2

noun

plural of chatter
as in noises
loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound the chatter of the ship's engine kept us awake all night

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chatters

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verb

present tense third-person singular of chatter
1
as in chats
to engage in casual or rambling conversation chattered idly while waiting in line

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2
as in shouts
to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly the parrot chatters all day

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Recent Examples of chatters
Noun
Sustained support from the strings gives way to watery ripples and busy chatters, with piquant harmonic implications. — Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 23 Jan. 2026 Since then, there have been chatters about a revival of GQ China, with some claiming that Jonathan Newhouse personally intervened to improve the relationship between Condé Nast and the Chinese authorities, hoping for a new permit. — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 16 Jan. 2026 Early impressions from frequent chatters decry the bot's more corporate, less effusively creative tone. — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 8 Aug. 2025
Verb
As Paula finally reaches Detective Gonzalez and excitedly chatters about her wire transfer ruse, the wry officer isn’t amused. — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 29 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chatters
  1. noises
  2. chats
  3. shouts
  4. roars
  5. talks
  6. babbles
  7. rattles
  8. converses
Noun
  • Pella thermal pane windows were custom-designed to fit unconventionally sized frames and now help silence any potential noises from the neighborhood.
    — Richard Lane, Des Moines Register, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Once the inspection is complete, it should be followed by a road test to check for unusual noises, vibrations, or drivability concerns.
    — John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs And Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast, Hartford Courant, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of noises
Verb
  • Shuenemeyer regularly chats with other arborists from Maine to Washington, looking to identify and catalog historic varieties of apples.
    — Kevin Strong, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Some of the German Telegram chats date back to at least 2020, court documents show.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
Definition of chats
Verb
  • O’Kane shouts when Tom Brokaw announces that one of the men suspected of plotting the attack has been detained.
    — Jeff Goodell, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Fighters loyal to the Houthi authorities, shouts slogans during a rally to recruit more fighters, in Sanaa on September 10, 2026.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of shouts
Noun
  • Trains rumble behind the main stadiums, Arthur Ashe and Louis Armstrong, while planes approaching and departing from La Guardia Airport bring their stomach-churning roars.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Exactly 60 years after Williams’ induction speech on the steps of the Hall of Fame, Baker walked into the Hall and was greeted by the loud roars of another Boston Red Sox legend, David Ortiz.
    — Jose de Jesus Ortiz, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026
Definition of roars
Verb
  • Gonzalo also grows vanilla, and Christiansen talks excitedly about the tiny melipona bee involved in its propagation and the lengths the farm goes to protect its ecosystem from pesticides.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Correspondent Jim Axelrod talks to a gambler who wagers his annual income; and examines how the online betting platforms FanDuel and DraftKings – now the subjects of lawsuits regarding their design – interact with their customers.
    — David Morgan, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of talks
Verb
  • The teller babbles compulsively about past robberies, spilling details in a rush.
    — Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2026
  • Esperanza speaks Spanish in a phone interview with NPR, while her 9-month-old baby coos and babbles in the background.
    — Rhitu Chatterjee, NPR, 17 May 2026
Definition of babbles
Noun
  • Servants called flappers are required to shake rattles in their ears to keep them from falling or bumping into things.
    — Dónal Gill, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Some financial experts are seeing warning signs ahead for stocks as bond market rattles.
    — Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of rattles
Verb
  • Entire product categories that were barely imaginable in 2020 are now weekend projects such as a tutor that converses in Mandarin, a paralegal that drafts and redlines, and a designer that produces forty variations before lunch.
    — Michael Wee, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Epstein converses with Summers Larry Summers, Clinton’s Treasury secretary and the director of the National Economic Council under former President Obama, corresponded with Epstein numerous times via email.
    — Max Rego, The Hill, 13 Nov. 2025
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“Chatters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chatters. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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