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Plural for informal or casual talk amongst people
“She told herself she was glad he didn't want to engage in meaningless chatter, but in truth the silence was unsettling her.”
Plural for information or gossip that one has learned or heard
“Yes, there has been some chatter about a hedge fund or two falling in love with Sears, or the company going private.”
Plural for loud sounds emanating from lively human activity
“In the courtyard under the pallid winter sun, it was quite still, with neither clatter nor chatter heard from the quarters.”
Plural for a loud and typically discordant noise or sound
“As Barry stepped into his car, Alan heard a murmured remark above the chatter of the engine.”
Plural for long-winded talk with no real substance
Plural for a warbling or twittering sound or utterance
Plural for excessive talkativeness, especially on trivial matters
Plural for news or information that has been published, reported or broadcast
Plural for a sound made by or resembling that of a drum
To engage in (typically meaningless or unimportant) conversation
“He didn't look like a man who would chatter at length about insignificant little things.”
To speak in a confused or indistinct way
“The Little Men halted their advance, but continued to chatter away incoherently.”
To talk in a loud or aggressive way
“I picked the baby up and studied it while the mother continued to chatter angrily at me.”
(of a small bird or an insect) To make a short, sharp, high-pitched sound
(without object) To say something in order to convey information or to express a feeling
(with object) To say something in order to convey information or to express a feeling
To emit or cause to emit sound
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