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chatter

chat·ter
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [chat-er]
    • /ˈtʃæt ər/
    • /ˈtʃæt.ər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [chat-er]
    • /ˈtʃæt ər/

Definitions of chatter word

  • verb chatter If you chatter, you talk quickly and continuously, usually about things which are not important. 3
  • verb chatter Chatter is also a noun. 3
  • verb chatter If your teeth chatter, they keep knocking together because you are very cold or very nervous. 3
  • verb chatter If objects chatter, they make short repeated sounds. 3
  • verb chatter When birds or animals chatter, they make high-pitched noises. 3
  • verb chatter to speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly; prattle 3

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Origin of chatter

First appearance:

before 1200
One of the 9% oldest English words
1200-50; Middle English chateren; imitative

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Chatter

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

chatter popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

chatter usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for chatter

verb chatter

  • babble — If someone babbles, they talk in a confused or excited way.
  • blather — If someone is blathering on about something, they are talking for a long time about something that you consider boring or unimportant.
  • cackle — If someone cackles, they laugh in a loud unpleasant way, often at something bad that happens to someone else.
  • prate — to talk excessively and pointlessly; babble: They prated on until I was ready to scream.
  • chat — When people chat, they talk to each other in an informal and friendly way.

noun chatter

  • talk — to communicate or exchange ideas, information, etc., by speaking: to talk about poetry.
  • conversation — If you have a conversation with someone, you talk with them, usually in an informal situation.
  • yakking — to talk, especially uninterruptedly and idly; gab; chatter: They've been yakking on the phone for over an hour.

general chatter

  • run on — melted or liquefied: run butter.
  • blathering — foolish, voluble talk: His speech was full of the most amazing blather.

Antonyms for chatter

verb chatter

  • drawl — an act or utterance of a person who drawls.

noun chatter

  • quiet — making no noise or sound, especially no disturbing sound: quiet neighbors.

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