English dictionary
chatter
nounAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- noisy talk
noun
- the high-pitched continuing noise made by animals (birds or monkeys)
noun
- the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine
verb
- speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
verb
- make noise as if chattering away
verb
- talk socially without exchanging too much information
verb
- cut unevenly with a chattering tool
verb
- click repeatedly or uncontrollably
Example sentences
The magpies were chattering in the trees
the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze
Chattering teeth