chatter
/tʃˈætɝ/
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Definitions
Noun
noisy talk
Noun
the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine
Noun
the high-pitched continuing noise made by animals (birds or monkeys)
Verb
click repeatedly or uncontrollably; "Chattering teeth"
Verb
cut unevenly with a chattering tool
Verb
talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"
Verb
speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
Verb
make noise as if chattering away; "The magpies were chattering in the trees"
Synonyms
blab
blabber
cackle
chaffer
chat
chattering
chew the fat
chitchat
chit-chat
clack
claver
click
confab
confabulate
gabble
gibber
gossip
jaw
maunder
natter
palaver
piffle
prate
prattle
shoot the breeze
tattle
tittle-tattle
twaddle
visit
yack
yak
yakety-yak