Chatter
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈtʃætə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Chatter is a noun meaning Talk, especially meaningless or unimportant talk.
Meaning
Talk, especially meaningless or unimportant talk.
More Meanings
- The sound of talking.
- The vocalisations of a Eurasian magpie, Pica pica.
- The vocalisations of various birds or other animals.
- An intermittent noise, as from vibration.
- (uncountable) The situation where a drill or similar tool vibrates and tears the material rather than cutting it cleanly.
- (intransitive) To talk idly.
- (uncountable) In national security, the degree of communication between suspect groups and individuals, used to gauge the degree of expected terrorist activity.
Example Sentences
They knitted and chattered the whole time.
Proper brake adjustment will help to reduce the chatter.
The NSA is concerned about increased chatter between known terror groups.
That teacheth trickes eleuen and twentie long, / To tame a ſhrew, and charme her chattering tongue.
Word Forms
- chatters
- chattering
- chattered
Synonyms for chatter
Depending on context, synonyms include babble, bavardage, bibble-babble, blab, blabber, blabbing.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include prattle, gabble, yack, prate, blabber, tittle-tattle.
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