Meaning of chatter in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Verb
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions
  3. Noun
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈtʃædər/

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  1. Verb

    chatter

    Etymology

    Middle English: imitative

    Definitions

    1. click repeatedly or uncontrollably

    Examples

    • « Chattering teeth »
  2. 2. cut unevenly with a chattering tool

    Derived terms

  3. 3. talk socially without exchanging too much information

    Examples

    • « the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze »

    Derived terms

  4. 4. speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly

    Derived terms

  5. 5. make noise as if chattering away

    Examples

    • « The magpies were chattering in the trees »

    Derived terms

  6. Noun

    chatter

    Definitions

    1. noisy talk

    Derived terms

  7. 2. the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine
  8. 3. the high-pitched continuing noise made by animals (birds or monkeys)

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  • « To read a newspaper is to refrain from reading something worth while. The first discipline of education must therefore be to refuse resolutely to feed the mind with canned chatter. »
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