chatter (redirected from chattered)

chat·ter  (chtr)

v. chat·tered, chat·ter·ing, chat·ters

v.intr.

1. To talk rapidly, incessantly, and on trivial subjects; jabber.

2. To utter a rapid series of short, inarticulate, speechlike sounds: birds chattering in the trees.

3. To click quickly and repeatedly: Our teeth chattered from the cold.

4. To vibrate or rattle while in operation: A power drill will chatter if the bit is loose.

v.tr.

To utter in a rapid, usually thoughtless way: chattered a long reply.

n.

1. Idle, trivial talk.

2. Communication, such as e-mail and cell phone calls, between people involved in terrorism and espionage as monitored by a government agency.

3. The sharp, rapid sounds made by some birds and animals.

4. A series of quick rattling or clicking sounds.

---

[Middle English chateren, of imitative origin.]

---

chatter·er n.

---

chatter

Verb

1. to speak quickly and continuously about unimportant things

2. (of birds or monkeys) to make rapid repetitive high-pitched noises

3. (of the teeth) to click together rapidly through cold or fear

Noun

1. idle talk or gossip

2. the high-pitched repetitive noise made by a bird or monkey [imitative]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	chatter - noisy talk yack, yak, yakety-yak, cackle talk, talking - an exchange of ideas via conversation; "let's have more work and less talk around here" blether, chin music, idle talk, prate, prattle - idle or foolish and irrelevant talk
	2.	chatter - the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine chattering noise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels"
	3.	chatter - the high-pitched continuing noise made by animals (birds or monkeys) chattering noise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels"
Verb	1.	chatter - click repeatedly or uncontrollably; "Chattering teeth" click sound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"
	2.	chatter - cut unevenly with a chattering tool cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"
	3.	chatter - talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze" chat, chew the fat, chit-chat, chitchat, claver, confab, jaw, natter, shoot the breeze, chaffer, confabulate, gossip, visit converse, discourse - carry on a conversation jawbone, schmoose, schmooze, shmoose, shmooze - talk idly or casually and in a friendly way
	4.	chatter - speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly blabber, gabble, gibber, palaver, piffle, prate, prattle, tattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle, blab, maunder, clack mouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter - express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize" blather, blether, blither, smatter, babble - to talk foolishly; "The two women babbled and crooned at the baby"
	5.	chatter - make noise as if chattering away; "The magpies were chattering in the trees" mouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter - express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"

---

chatter

verb 1. prattle, chat, rabbit on Brit. (informal) babble, gab (informal) natter, tattle, jabber, blather, schmooze (slang) blether Scot. run off at the mouth U.S. (slang) prate, gossip

noun 2. prattle, chat, rabbit Brit. (informal) gossip, babble, twaddle, gab (informal) natter, tattle, jabber, blather, blether Scot.

Translations

chatter [ˈtʃætəʳ] vi [person] → charlar; [teeth] → castañetear

n [of birds] → parloteo; [of people] → charla, cháchara

---

chatter [ˈtʃætəʳ] vi [person] → bavarder, papoter

n → bavardage m, papotage m;

my teeth are chattering → je claque des dents

---

chatter [ˈtʃætəʳ] vi → schwatzen;

(monkey) → schnattern;

(teeth) → klappern

n (see vi) → Schwatzen nt; Schnattern nt; Klappern nt;

my teeth are chattering → mir klappern die Zähne

---

chatter [ˈtʃætəʳ] vi [person] → ciarlare

n → ciarle fpl;

her teeth were chattering → batteva i denti