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verb (used without object)
1.
to talk rapidly in a foolish or purposeless way; jabber.
2.
to utter a succession of quick, inarticulate, speechlike sounds, as monkeys or certain birds.
3.
to make a rapid clicking noise by striking together: His teeth were chattering from the cold.
4.
Machinery. (of a cutting tool or piece of metal) to vibrate during cutting so as to produce surface flaws on the work.
verb (used with object)
5.
to utter rapidly or purposelessly.
6.
to cause to chatter, as the teeth from cold.
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noun
7.
purposeless or foolish talk.
8.
a series of waves or ridges on the surface of a piece of metal that has been imperfectly drawn or extruded.
9.
the act or sound of chattering.
10.
online, phone, radio, or other electronic communication among people, often involving a harmful political activity such as espionage or terrorism: Officials were able to intercept and identify a high level of terrorist chatter in the weeks before the bombing attempt.
Origin:
1200–50; Middle English chateren; imitative
1200–50; Middle English chateren; imitative
Related forms
chat·ter·ing·ly, adverb
chat·ter·y, adjective
out·chat·ter, verb (used with object)
un·chat·ter·ing, adjective
Synonyms
2. clatter, click.
2. clatter, click.
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Word Origin & History
chatter
early 13c., chateren "to twitter, gossip," earlier cheateren, chiteren, of echoic origin.
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