chatter

chatter
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noun
ADJECTIVE
constant, endless, incessant

Her constant chatter was starting to annoy me.

excited, loud, nervous, noisy
idle

I wish you'd stop wasting time in idle chatter.

inane, mindless
background
Internet, radio

Enemy radio chatter indicated the plane was carrying weapons.

PREPOSITION
chatter about

She was full of chatter about her new friends.

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verb
ADVERB
excitedly, happily, loudly
endlessly, incessantly
away, on

He chattered on happily for about half an hour.

PREPOSITION
about

We chattered about work.

to

He chattered excitedly to his friends.

Chatter is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑monkey, ↑tooth

Collocations dictionary. 2013.

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  • Chatter — Chat ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Chattered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Chattering}.] [Of imitative origin. Cf. {Chat}, v. i. {Chitter}.] 1. To utter sounds which somewhat resemble language, but are inarticulate and indistinct. [1913 Webster] The jaw makes… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Chatter — Chatter. См. Вибрация. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) …   Словарь металлургических терминов

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