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chatter

chat·ter

UK/ˈtʃætə/ US/ˈt͡ʃætɚ/ common
verb (5) noun (3)

verb

1.

click repeatedly or uncontrollably

  • “Chattering teeth”
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2.
3.

talk socially without exchanging too much information

  • “the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze”
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4.
5.

make noise as if chattering away

  • “The magpies were chattering in the trees”

noun

1.
2.

the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine

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3.

the high-pitched continuing noise made by animals (birds or monkeys)

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Origin

From Middle English chateren, from earlier cheteren, chiteren (“to twitter, chatter, jabber”), of imitative origin.

Phrases

  • chatter mark
  • chatter ring
  • roof-brain chatter

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