单词 | achatter |
释义 | achatteradj. Chiefly poetic. That makes or is filled with a chattering noise. Chiefly in predicative and postpositive use. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [adjective] > chattering sound achatter1828 chattery1869 1828 J. Wilson in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 24 277 Morning magpie, a-chatter at skreigh of day. 1876 T. S. Egan tr. H. Heine Atta Troll 89 Shivering and with teeth a-chatter. 1883 Harper's Mag. Jan. 166/1 Eyes blinking and teeth a-chatter. 1998 N.Y. Times 19 Feb. a6/1 The Puebla governor's mansion, set in a hillside bougainvillea-filled garden achatter with songbirds. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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