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单词 chatter
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chatterverb [ I ]

uk/ˈtʃæt.ər/us/ˈtʃæt̬.ɚ/

chatter verb [ I ] (TALK/NOISE)

to talk for a long time about things that are not important:

She spent the morning chattering away to her friends.
He chattered happily about nothing in particular.

If animals chatter, they make quick, repeated noises:

The gun shot made the monkeys chatter in alarm.

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Informal talking & conversation

  • a problem shared is a problem halved idiom
  • bants
  • blarney
  • chew
  • confab
  • conversation-stopper
  • converse
  • exchange
  • gas
  • jaw
  • make yourself understood idiom
  • natter
  • orally
  • pass
  • pillow talk
  • shoptalk
  • talk shop idiom
  • understand
  • vox pop
  • wash your dirty linen in public idiom

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Animal (non-human) sounds

chatter verb [ I ] (TEETH)

If your teeth chatter, they knock together repeatedly because you are very cold or frightened:

I could hardly talk, my teeth were chattering so much.

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Making short, sudden movements

  • aquiver
  • convulse
  • convulsion
  • convulsive
  • cringe
  • flick
  • jerky
  • jig
  • jiggle
  • jolt
  • judder
  • palpitate
  • pull away
  • quiver
  • shrink
  • squirm
  • tremulous
  • whip
  • worry at sth
  • wriggle

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chatternoun [ U ]

uk/ˈtʃæt.ər/us/ˈtʃæt̬.ɚ/

conversation about things that are not important:

I can't concentrate with Ann's constant chatter.

the quick, repeated noises that some animals make:

He could hear the chatter of birds in the trees overhead.

communication between people over the internet:

Experts monitor internet chatter for the government.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Informal talking & conversation

  • a problem shared is a problem halved idiom
  • bants
  • blarney
  • chew
  • confab
  • conversation-stopper
  • converse
  • exchange
  • gas
  • jaw
  • make yourself understood idiom
  • natter
  • orally
  • pass
  • pillow talk
  • shoptalk
  • talk shop idiom
  • understand
  • vox pop
  • wash your dirty linen in public idiom

See more results »

You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Animal (non-human) sounds
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