chatter

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈtʃætə/
• (US) enPR: chătʹər, IPA ^(key): /ˈtʃætɚ/

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Noun

Singular chatter

Plural none

1. A chatter is a meaningless or unimportant talk.

Verb

Plain form chatter

Third-person singular chatters

Past tense chattered

Past participle chattered

Present participle chattering

1. (transitive) If you chatter, you talk about anything that is not important.

   They knitted and chattered the whole time.

2. If a machine chatters, it is making multiple high-pitch sounds rapidly.