chatter

v., -tered, -ter·ing, -ters.

v.intr.

1. To talk rapidly, incessantly, and on trivial subjects; jabber.
2. To utter a rapid series of short, inarticulate, speechlike sounds: birds chattering in the trees.
3. To click quickly and repeatedly: Our teeth chattered from the cold.
4. To vibrate or rattle while in operation: A power drill will chatter if the bit is loose.

v.tr.
To utter in a rapid, usually thoughtless way: chattered a long reply.

n.

1. Idle, trivial talk.
2. Communication, such as e-mail and cell phone calls, between people who are involved in terrorism or espionage, as monitored by a government agency.
3. The sharp, rapid sounds made by some birds and animals.
4. A series of quick rattling or clicking sounds.

[Middle English chateren, of imitative origin.]

chatterer chat'ter·er n.

verb

1. To talk volubly, persistently, and usually inconsequentially: babble, blabber, chitchat, clack, jabber, palaver, prate, prattle, rattle (on), run on. Informal go on, spiel. Slang gab, gas, jaw, yak. Idioms: run off at the mouth, shoot thebreezebull. See words.
2. To talk rapidly, incoherently, or indistinctly: babble, blather, gabble, gibber, jabber, prate, prattle. See words.
3. To make or cause to make a succession of short, sharp sounds: brattle, clack, clatter, rattle. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.

noun

Incessant and usually inconsequential talk: babble, blab, blabber, chat, chitchat, jabber, palaver, prate, prattle, small talk. Slang gab, gas, yak. See words.

v, n

Definition: speak fast and non-stop
Antonyms: drawl

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IN BRIEF: To make quick noises that sound like speech or to talk foolishly without stopping.

The chatter from the back of the room made it hard for the students in front to concentrate.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - sladre, kvidre, pludre, hakke, ryste
v. tr. - sladre, causere
n. - snakken, skratten, plapren, kvidren, pludren

idioms:

• chattering classes    de intellektuelle

Nederlands (Dutch)
kwebbelen, kletsen, klappertanden, kwetteren, geklets, geklapper, gekwetter

Français (French)
v. intr. - bavarder, jaser, caqueter, babiller, jacasser
v. tr. - dire (qch) vite et de manière irréfléchie
n. - bavardage, gazouillis, jacassement, cliquetis (d'une machine)

idioms:

• chattering classes    (GB) les intellos (péj)

Deutsch (German)
v. - plappern, zwitschern, klappern
n. - Geplapper, Gezwitscher, Klappern

idioms:

• chattering classes    die Intellektuellen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - φλυαρώ, πολυλογώ, (για δόντια) χτυπώ από κρύο ή φόβο), (για όπλο) κροταλίζω, (για εργαλείο) τρεμουλιάζω
n. - φλυαρία, πολυλογία, κροτάλισμα (δοντιών κ.λπ.), τρεμούλιασμα εργαλείου

idioms:

• chattering classes    οι κουλτουριάρηδες

Italiano (Italian)
chiacchierare, cinguettare, sbatacchiare, battere i denti, cinguettio

idioms:

• chattering classes    gli intellettuali

Português (Portuguese)
v. - matraquear, bater os dentes, vibrar
n. - tagarelice (f), vibração (f)

idioms:

• chattering classes    reunião de pessoas em uma sociedade para discutir idéias

Русский (Russian)
болтать, трещать, стучать от холода, болтовня, трескотня, треск

idioms:

• chattering classes    те кто любят обсуждать но без толку современные проблемы

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - estar de palique, estar de charla o plática
v. tr. - charlar, platicar, chillar, piar, traquetear, castañetear
n. - gorjeo, piada, charla, plática

idioms:

• chattering classes    parlanchines, charlatanes

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - pladdra, skallra, snattra (om apor mm)
n. - pladder, snatter

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
喋喋不休的谈, 卡搭作响, 喋喋不休地说, 使打颤, 声音含糊地发出, 使卡嗒卡嗒作声, 唠叨, 饶舌, 吱吱声, 啁啾声, 潺潺声

idioms:

• chattering classes    叽叽喳喳群, 大都会光说不练的中产自由主义者

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 喋喋不休的談, 卡搭作響
v. tr. - 喋喋不休地說, 使打顫, 聲音含糊地發出, 使卡嗒卡嗒作聲
n. - 嘮叨, 饒舌, 吱吱聲, 啁啾聲, 潺潺聲

idioms:

• chattering classes    嘰嘰喳喳群, 大都會光說不練的中產自由主義者

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 말을 빨리 하다, 이를 딱딱 맞부딪쳐 소리 나게 하다
v. tr. - 재잘거리다, 졸졸 흐르다
n. - 수다, 졸졸거림

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - けたたましく囀る, がたがたいわせる, ひびがはいる, がたがた音をたてる, 早口で喋る
n. - おしゃべり

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) اصطكاك الأسنان, ثرثر (الاسم) ثرثرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮פטפט, נקש, תקתק‬
v. tr. - ‮נקש‬
n. - ‮פטפוט, נקישות, תקתוק‬

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