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chatter

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: chatter

1
 vn
talk socially without exchanging too much information
noisy talk
2
 v
cut unevenly with a chattering tool
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: chatter
1

v talk socially without exchanging too much information

Synonyms:
chaffer, chat, chew the fat, chit-chat, chitchat, claver, confab, confabulate, gossip, jaw, natter, shoot the breeze, visit
Types:
jawbone, schmoose, schmooze, shmoose, shmooze
talk idly or casually and in a friendly way
Type of:
converse, discourse
carry on a conversation

v speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly

Synonyms:
blab, blabber, clack, gabble, gibber, maunder, palaver, piffle, prate, prattle, tattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle
Types:
babble, blather, blether, blither, smatter
to talk foolishly
Type of:
mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize
express in speech

v make noise as if chattering away

“The magpies were chattering in the trees”
Type of:
mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize
express in speech

v click repeatedly or uncontrollably

“Chattering teeth”
Synonyms:
click
Type of:
go, sound
make a certain noise or sound

n noisy talk

Synonyms:
cackle, yack, yak, yakety-yak
Types:
blether, chin music, idle talk, prate, prattle
idle or foolish and irrelevant talk
Type of:
talk, talking
an exchange of ideas via conversation

n the high-pitched continuing noise made by animals (birds or monkeys)

Synonyms:
chattering
Type of:
noise
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)

n the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine

Synonyms:
chattering
Type of:
noise
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
2

v cut unevenly with a chattering tool

Type of:
cut
separate with or as if with an instrument
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