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Chatter

/ˈtʃætə/

Talk, especially meaningless or unimportant talk.

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📖 Definitions of "Chatter"

noun

1
Talk, especially meaningless or unimportant talk.
2
The sound of talking.
3
The sound made by a magpie.
4
An intermittent noise, as from vibration.
"Proper brake adjustment will help to reduce the chatter."

verb

1
To talk idly.
"They knitted and chattered the whole time."
2
Of teeth, machinery, etc, to make a noise by rapid collisions.
"He was so cold that his teeth were chattering."
3
To utter sounds which somewhat resemble language, but are inarticulate and indistinct.

🔄 Synonyms of "Chatter"

28 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
cacklenoun	A laugh resembling the cry of a hen or goose.
prattlenoun	Silly, childish talk; babble.
maundernoun	To speak in a disorganized or desultory manner; to babble or prattle.
palavernoun	A meeting at which there is much talk; a debate; a moot.
clacknoun	(intransitive) To make a sudden, sharp noise, or succession of noises; to click.
gabblenoun	(ambitransitive) To talk fast, idly, foolishly, or without meaning.
confabulateverb	(ambitransitive, psychology) To fabricate memories in order to fill gaps in one's memory.
prateverb	(ambitransitive) To talk much and to little purpose; to be loquacious; to speak foolishly.
blabbernoun	To blather; to talk foolishly or incoherently.
clickverb	(graphical user interface) The act of pressing a button on a computer mouse or similar input device, both as a physical act and a reaction in the software.
confabnoun	(informal) Clipping of confabulation (“a casual chat or talk”). [A casual conversation; a chat.]
visitnoun	(transitive, intransitive) To go and meet (a person) as an act of friendliness or sociability.
twaddlenoun	(uncountable) Empty or silly idle talk or writing; nonsense, rubbish.
pifflenoun	Nonsense, foolish talk.
jawnoun	One of the bones, usually bearing teeth, which form the framework of the mouth.
tattlenoun	(intransitive, Canada, US, derogatory) Often said of children: to report incriminating information about another person, or a person's wrongdoing in an annoying fashion, usually to a person in a position of authority over the accused person; to tell on somebody.
chatteringnoun	That chatters
chatnoun	To be engaged in informal conversation.
gossipnoun	(uncountable) Idle talk about someone’s private or personal matters, especially about someone not present.
tittle-tattlenoun	(uncountable) Petty, idle gossip.
natternoun	(colloquial) To talk casually; to discuss unimportant matters.
chaffernoun	(intransitive) To haggle or barter.
chitchatnoun	Alternative spelling of chit-chat. [Light conversation; casual talk, usually about trivial matters.]
gibbernoun	To jabber, talk rapidly and unintelligibly or incoherently.
yacknoun	(England, dialectal, possibly obsolete) An oak.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Chatter"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
prattlenoun	Silly, childish talk; babble.
gabblenoun	Confused or unintelligible speech.
yacknoun	(England, dialectal, possibly obsolete) An oak.
pratenoun	Talk to little purpose; trifling talk; unmeaningful loquacity.
blabbernoun	A person who blabs; a tattler; a telltale.
tittle-tattlenoun	(uncountable) Petty, idle gossip.
tattlenoun	(countable) A tattletale.
clavernoun	(UK, Scotland, dialect) Frivolous or nonsensical talk; prattle; chatter.
twaddlenoun	(uncountable) Empty or silly idle talk or writing; nonsense, rubbish.
maundernoun	(obsolete) A beggar.
gossipnoun	(uncountable) Idle talk about someone’s private or personal matters, especially about someone not present.
gibbernoun	Gibberish, unintelligible speech.
natternoun	(colloquial) Mindless and irrelevant chatter.
pifflenoun	Nonsense, foolish talk.
chitchatnoun	Alternative spelling of chit-chat. [Light conversation; casual talk, usually about trivial matters.]
chatnoun	(countable, uncountable) Informal conversation.
confabulateverb	(ambitransitive, psychology) To fabricate memories in order to fill gaps in one's memory.
confabnoun	(informal) Clipping of confabulation (“a casual chat or talk”). [A casual conversation; a chat.]
clacknoun	An abrupt, sharp sound, especially one made by two hard objects colliding repetitively; a sound midway between a click and a clunk.
clicknoun	(graphical user interface) The act of pressing a button on a computer mouse or similar input device, both as a physical act and a reaction in the software.