Meaning & Definition of Chatter in English
English⟶
Chatter
/ʧætər/
noun
1. Noisy talk
synonym:
- yak,
- yack,
- yakety-yak,
- chatter,
- cackle
2. The rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine
synonym:
- chatter,
- chattering
3. The high-pitched continuing noise made by animals (birds or monkeys)
synonym:
- chatter,
- chattering
verb
1. Click repeatedly or uncontrollably
- "Chattering teeth"
synonym:
- chatter,
- click
2. Cut unevenly with a chattering tool
synonym:
- chatter
3. Talk socially without exchanging too much information
- "The men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"
synonym:
- chew the fat,
- shoot the breeze,
- chat,
- confabulate,
- confab,
- chitchat,
- chit-chat,
- chatter,
- chaffer,
- natter,
- gossip,
- jaw,
- claver,
- visit
4. Speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
synonym:
- chatter,
- piffle,
- palaver,
- prate,
- tittle-tattle,
- twaddle,
- clack,
- maunder,
- prattle,
- blab,
- gibber,
- tattle,
- blabber,
- gabble
5. Make noise as if chattering away
- "The magpies were chattering in the trees"
synonym:
- chatter
Examples of using
You chatter too much.