chatter /chatˈər/

1. To talk idly or rapidly
2. (of some birds and animals) to utter a rapid succession of short notes or sounds
3. (of the teeth when one shivers) to make a series of rapid clicking sounds

1. A noise like that made by a magpie, or by the teeth striking together
2. Idle talk

chattˈerer noun

1. Someone who or something that chatters
2. An idle or rapid talker
3. A name applied to two families of birds, the waxwings and the cotingas

chattˈering noun

chattˈery adjective

chattˈerbox noun (informal)

Someone who talks or chatters incessantly

chattering classes plural noun (derogatory)

The section of society, usu the educated or well-informed, who are in the habit of discussing and commenting on social, economic, political, etc issues

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