chatter
verb (used without object)
to talk rapidly in a foolish or purposeless way; jabber.
had chattered
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past perfectof chatter.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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While we had chattered excitedly over the phone about my return, once we reunited in person, our past confronted us like a very large elephant in a very small room.
From New York Times ● May 13, 2022
I thought of the cold tin tubs of East Karhide that I had chattered and shuddered in last summer, the ice-ringed basin in my Erhenrang room.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
She had chattered away the whole time in her light-hearted, inconsequent fashion, and at last asked him a question to which she required more than a nod of the head in reply.
From The Watchers of the Plains A Tale of the Western Prairies by Ridgwell Cullum
The lake folk had chattered at this proceeding, and the chatter had come to Stella's ears.
From Big Timber A Story of the Northwest by Bertrand W. Sinclair
During the drive Elizabeth’s companions had chattered continuously.
From Elizabeth Hobart at Exeter Hall by R. G. Vosburgh
