chatterbox

[ chat-er-boks ]

noun

1. an excessively talkative person.

chatterbox

/ ˈtʃætəˌbɒks /

noun

1. informal.
   a person who talks constantly, esp about trivial matters

Word History and Origins

Origin of chatterbox¹

First recorded in 1765–75; i.e., person whose voice box chatters constantly

Example Sentences

They’re also chatterboxes and quite noisy, having a built-in redundancy trick to tackle our messy world.

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I said scarcely a word, and yet I am called a chatterbox, and punished—before company, too!

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"I think that the clever woman of Sancerre is simply the greatest chatterbox," replied the journalist.

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Her brothers had always teased her about her chatterbox ways, but suppose she hadn't talked to them that day.

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Nurse noticed that he was quieter than usual that afternoon, for already Ted was a good deal of a chatterbox.

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Probably the neighborhood of Mrs. Thornburgh was enough to make the veriest chatterbox secretive.

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