chatter+(noun)

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• chatter — [ˈtʃætə] verb [I] 1) to talk in a fast informal way about unimportant subjects 2) if your teeth chatter, they knock together from fear or cold chatter noun [U] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• chatter — /ˈtʃætə / (say chatuh) verb (i) 1. to utter a succession of quick, inarticulate, speech like sounds: a chattering monkey. 2. to talk rapidly and to little purpose; jabber. 3. to make a rapid clicking noise by striking together, as the teeth from… …  

• chatter — ► VERB 1) talk at length about trivial matters. 2) (of a person s teeth) click repeatedly together from cold or fear. ► NOUN 1) incessant trivial talk. 2) a series of short quick high pitched sounds. ● the chattering classes Cf. ↑ …   English terms dictionary

• chatter mark — noun 1. marks on a glaciated rock caused by the movement of a glacier • Hypernyms: ↑erosion, ↑eroding, ↑eating away, ↑wearing, ↑wearing away 2. a mark made by a chattering tool on the surface of a workpiece • Hypernyms: ↑blemish …   Useful english dictionary

• chatter mark — noun Date: 1888 1. a fine undulation formed on the surface of work by a chattering tool 2. one of a series of short curved cracks on a glaciated rock surface transverse to the glacial striae …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• chatter water — noun Britain : weak tea …   Useful english dictionary

• chatter — [[t]tʃæ̱tə(r)[/t]] chatters, chattering, chattered 1) VERB If you chatter, you talk quickly and continuously, usually about things which are not important. [V adv/prep] Everyone s chattering away in different languages... [V about n] Erica was… …   English dictionary

• chatter — I UK [ˈtʃætə(r)] / US [ˈtʃætər] verb [intransitive] Word forms chatter : present tense I/you/we/they chatter he/she/it chatters present participle chattering past tense chattered past participle chattered 1) chatter or chatter away or chatter on… …   English dictionary

• chatter — chat|ter1 [ tʃætər ] verb intransitive 1. ) chatter or chatter away or chatter on to talk continuously in a fast informal way, usually about unimportant subjects: Stop chattering and open your books. She chattered on for twenty minutes while I… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• chatter — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ constant, endless, incessant ▪ Her constant chatter was starting to annoy me. ▪ excited, loud, nervous, noisy …   Collocations dictionary

• chatter — 1. noun /ˈtʃætə/ˈtʃætɚ a) talk, especially meaningless or unimportant talk Proper brake adjustment will help to reduce the chatter. b) the sound of talking …   Wiktionary