Chatterbox
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈtʃæ.tə(ɹ)ˌbɒks/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Chatterbox is a noun meaning (informal) One who chats or talks to excess.
Meaning
(informal) One who chats or talks to excess.
More Meanings
- Synonym of cootie catcher (“children's fortune-telling device”).
- (computing) Synonym of chatterbot.
- The orchid Epipactis gigantea.
Example Sentences
[S]he [Edwina, mother of Tennessee Williams] was indeed Amanda [Wingfield, character in Williams' play The Glass Menagerie] in the flesh: a doughty chatterbox from Ohio who adopted the manner of a Southern belle and eschewed both drink and sex to the greatest extent possible.
Word Forms
- chatterboxes
Synonyms for chatterbox
Depending on context, synonyms include babbler, jabberer, chatterer, yakker, airbag, babblemouth.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include chatterer, magpie, chatter-basket, chatterbag, blabbermouth, prate-roast.
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