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Chatter

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Noun, Verb (usu participle), Verb (intransitive)
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CIDE DICTIONARY

Chatterv. i. [Of imitative origin. Cf. Chat, v. i. Chitter.].
  •  To utter sounds which somewhat resemble language, but are inarticulate and indistinct.  [1913 Webster]
    "The jaw makes answer, as the magpie chatters."  [1913 Webster]
  •  To talk idly, carelessly, or with undue rapidity; to jabber; to prate.  [1913 Webster]
    "To tame a shrew, and charm her chattering tongue."  [1913 Webster]
  •  To make a noise by rapid collisions.  [1913 Webster]
    "With chattering teeth, and bristling hair upright."  [1913 Webster]
Chatterv. t. 
     To utter rapidly, idly, or indistinctly.  [1913 Webster]
    "Begin his witless note apace to chatter."  [1913 Webster]
Chattern. 
  •  Sounds like those of a magpie or monkey; idle talk; rapid, thoughtless talk; jabber; prattle.  [1913 Webster]
    "Your words are but idle and empty chatter."  [1913 Webster]
  •  Noise made by collision of the teeth, as in shivering.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Chatter, v. & n.
--v.intr.
1 talk quickly, incessantly, trivially, or indiscreetly.
2 (of a bird) emit short quick notes.
3 (of the teeth) click repeatedly together (usu. from cold).
4 (of a tool) clatter from vibration.
--n.
1 chattering talk or sounds.
2 the vibration of a tool.

Derivative
chatterer n. chattery adj.
Etymology
ME: imit.

THESAURUS

Chatter

accents, babble, babblement, bavardage, be cold, bibble-babble, blab, blabber, blah-blah, blather, blether, blethers, bob, bobble, bounce, brattle, bull, bump, cackle, call, caquet, caqueterie, carol, caw, chaffer, chat, chattering, cheep, chill, chirk, chirp, chirr, chirrup, chitchat, chitter, chitter-chatter, chuck, clack, clacket, clatter, clatter about, clitter, clitterclatter, cluck, clunter, cock-a-doodle-doo, comment, conversation, converse, coo, croak, cronk, crow, cuckoo, declaim, didder, discourse, dither, drag out, draw out, drum, elocution, extend, falter, fill out, freeze, freeze to death, gab, gabble, gaggle, gas, gibber, gibble-gabble, go on, gobble, gossip, grow cold, guff, guggle, gush, have a chill, have an ague, have goose pimples, haver, honk, hoo, hoot, horripilate, hot air, hustle, idle talk, jabber, jabbering, jactitate, jar, jaw, jog, joggle, jolt, jostle, jounce, jump, language, lose heat, mere talk, mouth, natter, never finish, nonsense talk, oral communication, pad, palaver, parole, patter, peep, perish with cold, perorate, pip, pipe, pour forth, prate, prating, prattle, prittle-prattle, protract, quack, quake, quaver, quiver, racket, ramble on, rapping, rattle, rattle around, rattle on, rattletybang, rattling, reel off, roll, ruckle, run on, run out, scold, shake, shiver, shock, shudder, sing, small talk, speak, speak at length, speaking, speech, spin out, spout, spout off, squawk, stretch out, string out, stultiloquence, talk, talk away, talk nonsense, talk on, talkee-talkee, talking, tittle-tattle, tremble, trill, twaddle, twattle, tweet, twit, twitter, vibrate, waffle, wag the tongue, warble, whistle, wobble, words, yak, yakkety-yak, yakking, yammer

ROGET THESAURUS

Chatter

Loquacity

N loquacity, loquaciousness, talkativeness, garrulity, multiloquence, much speaking, jaw, gabble, jabber, chatter, prate, prattle, cackle, clack, twaddle, twattle, rattle, caquet, caquetterie, blabber, bavardage, bibble-babble, gibble-gabble, small talk, fluency, flippancy, volubility, flowing, tongue, flow of words, flux de bouche, flux de mots, copia verborum, cacoethes loquendi, furor loquendi, verbosity, gift of the gab, talker, chatterer, chatterbox, babbler, rattle, ranter, sermonizer, proser, driveler, blatherskite, gossip, magpie, jay, parrot, poll, Babel, moulin a paroles, loquacious, talkative, garrulous, linguacious, multiloquous, largiloquent, chattering, chatty, declamatory, open-mouthed, fluent, voluble, glib, flippant, long tongued, long winded, trippingly on the tongue, glibly, off the reel, the tongue running fast, the tongue running loose, the tongue running on wheels, all talk and no cider, foul whisperings are abroad, what a spendthrift is he of his tongue!.

VB be loquacious, talk glibly, pour forth, patter, prate, palaver, prose, chatter, prattle, clack, jabber, jaw, blather, blatter, blether, rattle, rattle on, twaddle, twattle, babble, gabble, outtalk, talk oneself out of breath, talk oneself hoarse, expatiate, gossip, din in the ears, talk at random, talk nonsense, be hoarse with talking.


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