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verb | noun chatterchatter1 /ˈtʃæt̮ɚ/ verb [intransitive] ETYMOLOGYchatter1Origin: 1200-1300 from the sound VERB TABLEchatter |
| Present | I, you, we, they | chatter | | he, she, it | chatters | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | chattered | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have chattered | | he, she, it | has chattered | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had chattered | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will chatter | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have chattered |
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| Present | I | am chattering | | he, she, it | is chattering | | you, we, they | are chattering | | Past | I, he, she, it | was chattering | | you, we, they | were chattering | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been chattering | | he, she, it | has been chattering | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been chattering | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be chattering | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been chattering |
THESAURUSconversation► talk to say things to someone, especially in a conversation: I could hear people talking in the next room. Once Lou gets talking, you know you’re going to be there a while (=starts having a conversation). ► speak (to/with somebody) to talk to someone about something, especially for a particular reason: Can I speak to you in the other room? ► discuss to talk seriously about ideas or plans: We’ll discuss the matter at the meeting. ► have a conversation (with somebody) to talk informally to another person or people in order to ask questions, exchange ideas, etc.: I had a brief conversation with him last week. ► converse formal to have a conversation with someone: Students like her because she can converse with them in their own language. ► chat (with/to somebody) (also have a chat) informal to talk to someone in a friendly way about things that are not very important: We had a nice chat about what our kids are up to. ► visit (with somebody) informal to have a conversation with someone, especially about your personal lives: The aunts and uncles were visiting in the living room. ► gossip to talk about other people’s private lives when they are not there: People have started to gossip about his wife. ► whisper to talk quietly, usually because you do not want other people to hear what you are saying: He turned to his mother and whispered something in her ear. ► go on to talk too much or for too long about something: She went on and on about how good she was at basketball. ► ramble (on) to talk for a long time in a way that does not seem organized, and that other people think is boring: He rambled on for an hour about fishing. ► chatter/prattle to talk a lot without stopping about things that are not important: She chattered happily about the party until she noticed I wasn’t listening. 1to talk quickly in a friendly way without stopping, especially about things that are not serious or important: chatter about What were you two chattering about?► see thesaurus at talk12if birds or monkeys chatter, they make short high sounds3if your teeth are chattering, you are so cold or frightened that your teeth are knocking together [Origin: 1200–1300 from the sound] verb | noun chatterchatter2 noun [uncountable] 1friendly informal conversation, especially about something that is not serious or important2a series of short high sounds made by some birds or monkeys3a hard quick repeated sound made by your teeth knocking together or by machines |