chatter
[noun]
Synonyms:
- prattle, babble, blather, chat, gab (informal), gossip, natter
[verb]
Synonyms:
- prattle, babble, blather, chat, gab (informal), gossip, natter, rabbit (on) (Brit. informal), schmooze (slang)

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Related Idioms: tongue wagging
Related Words: bull, gossip, small talk

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. chat‧ter¹ /ˈtʃætə $ -ər/ verb [intransitive]
[Date: 1200-1300; Origin: From the sound]

1. (also chatter away/on) to talk quickly in a friendly way without stopping, especially about things that are not serious or important:
She chattered away happily until she noticed I wasn’t listening.
She chattered excitedly like a child.
chatter about
We were chattering about the events of last night.

2. if birds or monkeys chatter, they make short high sounds

3. if your teeth are chattering, you are so cold or frightened that your teeth are knocking together

4. the chattering classes British English educated middle-class people who like to discuss and have opinions about recent events and situations in society
—chatterer noun [countable]

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. chatter² noun [uncountable]

1. informal talk, especially about things that are not serious or important
chatter of
the excited chatter of the audience
Jane’s constant chatter was annoying him.
gossip and idle chatter
She was full of chatter about her new friends.

2. a series of short high sounds made by some birds or monkeys
chatter of
the chatter of birds

3. a hard quick repeated sound made by your teeth knocking together or by machines
chatter of
the chatter of the printer

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

chatter
noun
ADJ. constant, endless, incessant Her constant chatter was starting to annoy me.
excited, nervous, noisy | idle I wish you'd stop wasting time in idle chatter.
PREP. ~ about She was full of chatter about her new friends.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

chatter
verb
ADV. excitedly, happily | away, on He chattered on happily for about half an hour.
PREP. about We chattered about work.
to chattering excitedly to her friends

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲