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chatter
[ chat-er ]
/ ˈtʃæt ər /
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verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
to utter rapidly or purposelessly.
to cause to chatter, as the teeth from cold.
noun
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Origin of chatter
1200–50; Middle English chateren; imitative
OTHER WORDS FROM chatter
chat·ter·ing·ly, adverbchat·ter·y, adjectiveoutchatter, verb (used with object)un·chat·ter·ing, adjectiveWords nearby chatter
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British Dictionary definitions for chatter
chatter
/ (ˈtʃætə) /
verb
noun
Derived forms of chatter
chattery, adjectiveWord Origin for chatter
C13: of imitative origin
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