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chatter
[chat-er]
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: ,to make a rapid clicking noise by striking together.
His teeth were chattering from the cold.
Machinery.(of a cutting tool or piece of metal) to vibrate during cutting so as to produce surface flaws on the work.
verb (used with object)
to utter rapidly or purposelessly.
to cause to chatter, as the teeth from cold.
noun
purposeless or foolish talk.
a series of waves or ridges on the surface of a piece of metal that has been imperfectly drawn or extruded.
the act or sound of chattering.
online, phone, radio, or other electronic communication among people, often involving a harmful political activity such as espionage or terrorism.
Officials were able to intercept and identify a high level of terrorist chatter in the weeks before the bombing attempt.
chatter
/ ˈʃæə /
verb
to speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly; prattle
(intr) (of birds, monkeys, etc) to make rapid repetitive high-pitched noises resembling human speech
(intr) (of the teeth) to click together rapidly through cold or fear
(intr) to make rapid intermittent contact with a component, as in machining, causing irregular cutting
noun
idle or foolish talk; gossip
the high-pitched repetitive noise made by a bird, monkey, etc
the rattling of objects, such as parts of a machine
Also called: chatter mark.the undulating pattern of marks in a machined surface from the vibration of the tool or workpiece
Other Word Forms
- chatteringly adverb
- chattery adjective
- outchatter verb (used with object)
- unchattering adjective
- ˈٳٱ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of chatter1
Word History and Origins
Origin of chatter1
Example Sentences
People talked about it for three months instead of three weeks of incredibly intense chatter.
They should stick to business between songs rather than slow down the pacing by unnecessary chatter.
The event sparked a lot of online chatter — not all positive — with some runners calling the race disorganized and a marketing event catered to influencers.
Rather than musically reproduce street sounds and people sounds, Chin transforms them into spectacular orchestral chatter.
In these recordings, you can hear the back-and-forth chatter, along with the astronaut’s breathing and the background noise of their spacesuit pumping oxygen into their helmet to keep them alive.
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