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chatter
noun
verb
Noisy talk
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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
“The magpies were chattering in the trees”
verb
Talk socially without exchanging too much information
“The men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze”
verb
Cut unevenly with a chattering tool
verb
Click repeatedly or uncontrollably
“Chattering teeth”
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The magpies were chattering in the trees
The men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze
Chattering teeth
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