chatter
verb (used without object)
to talk rapidly in a foolish or purposeless way; jabber.
has been chattering
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present perfect progressiveof chatter (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Who in the “Brothers Poem” has been chattering on about Sappho’s brother Charaxus, and why?
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 9, 2015
It has come to me from various quarters; but the latest is an Italian singer, who has been chattering a good deal.
From That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 2 by Frances Eleanor Trollope
Great indignation is expressed at the indiscretion which let this out, and it is understood that Gurwood has been chattering about what passed in all directions.
From The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. III by Charles Greville
"Dorcas has been chattering, I am afraid," she answered, while a blush rose to her brow, tingeing the pallor of her ivory cheek with faint carmine.
From A Modern Buccaneer by Rolf Boldrewood
The whole night through, my dear friends," he cried, seizing their hands, "that bird has been chattering, chattering, chattering.
From The Great Taboo by Grant Allen
