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- Dictionarychat·ter/ˈCHadər/
verb
- 1. talk rapidly or incessantly about trivial matters: "the kids chattered and splashed at the edge of the lagoon"
noun
- 1. incessant trivial talk: "a stream of idle chatter"
- 2. a series of quick high-pitched sounds: "the chatter of a typewriter"
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The meaning of CHATTER is to utter rapid short sounds suggestive of language but inarticulate and indistinct. How to use chatter in a sentence.
CHATTER definition: 1. to talk for a long time about things that are not important: 2. If animals chatter, they make…. Learn more.
To chatter is to talk lightly or casually — to shoot the breeze or chitchat. You might chatter with your workmates about the weather or where you'll eat lunch. You probably chatter with your friends all the time without even thinking about it, gossiping or talking about unimportant things.
CHATTER meaning: 1. to talk for a long time about things that are not important: 2. If animals chatter, they make…. Learn more.
1. to make short, indistinct sounds in rapid succession. birds and squirrels chatter. 2. to talk fast, incessantly, and foolishly. 3. to click together rapidly, as the teeth do when the lower jaw trembles from fright or cold. 4. to rattle or vibrate.
verb (used without object) to talk rapidly in a foolish or purposeless way; jabber. to utter a succession of quick, inarticulate, speechlike sounds, as monkeys or certain birds. Synonyms: click, clatter. to make a rapid clicking noise by striking together: His teeth were chattering from the cold.
n. 1. Idle, trivial talk. 2. Communication, such as email and cell phone calls, between people who are involved in terrorism or espionage, as monitored by a government agency. 3. The sharp, rapid sounds made by some birds and animals. 4. A series of quick rattling or clicking sounds. [Middle English chateren, of imitative origin.] chat′ter·er n.
Chatter definition: To talk rapidly, incessantly, and on trivial subjects; jabber.
chatter. verb. /ˈtʃæt̮ər/ Verb Forms. [intransitive] chatter (away/on) (to somebody) (about something) to talk quickly and continuously, especially about things that are not important They chattered away happily for a while. The children chattered to each other excitedly about the next day's events. Definitions on the go.
Definitions of 'chatter' 1. If you chatter, you talk quickly and continuously, usually about things which are not important. [...] 2. If your teeth chatter, they keep knocking together because you are very cold or very nervous. [...] 3. When birds or animals chatter, they make high-pitched noises. [literary] [...] More. English for Special Purposes
