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chatter

Nouns

• (n) noisy talk yack, yak, yakety-yak, cackle,
• (n) the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine chattering,
• (n) the high-pitched continuing noise made by animals (birds or monkeys) chattering,

Verbs

• (v) click repeatedly or uncontrollably
  • Chattering teeth
  click,
• (v) cut unevenly with a chattering tool
• (v) talk socially without exchanging too much information
  • the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze
  chat, chew the fat, chitchat, chit-chat, claver, confab, jaw, natter, shoot the breeze, chaffer, confabulate, gossip, visit,
• (v) speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly blabber, gabble, gibber, palaver, piffle, prate, prattle, tattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle, blab, clack, maunder,
• (v) make noise as if chattering away
  • The magpies were chattering in the trees

Synonyms

click yack yak yakety-yak cackle chattering chat chew the fat chitchat chit-chat claver confab jaw natter shoot the breeze chaffer confabulate gossip visit blabber gabble gibber palaver piffle prate prattle tattle tittle-tattle twaddle blab clack maunder

Words of close approximity