chatter
/ˈtʃætər/
noun
- Continuous, often trivial or informal talk.
- The constant chatter on social media can be overwhelming.
- The chatter in the cafeteria made it hard to concentrate.
- I enjoy the friendly chatter of my book club meetings.
- A series of quick, clicking or rattling sounds.
- The chatter of the printer filled the office.
- I could hear the chatter of the train tracks as the train approached.
- The chatter of her teeth gave away how cold she was.
- The rapid, repetitive sounds made by some animals or birds.
- The chatter of the magpies woke me up early.
- We heard the chatter of monkeys in the jungle.
- The chatter of the squirrels was a familiar sound in the park.
Antonyms
verb
- To talk quickly and continuously about unimportant things.
- My coworkers always chatter about their weekend plans during lunch.
- She chattered away on the phone for an hour without pausing.
- The kids chattered excitedly on the bus ride to the zoo.
- To make a series of quick, clicking or rattling sounds, especially from cold or vibration.
- The window chattered in its frame during the storm.
- The old engine chattered loudly before finally starting.
- His teeth chattered as he stood in the freezing wind.
- To make the rapid, repetitive calls or sounds typical of certain birds or animals.
- The squirrel chattered angrily from the tree branch.
- The monkey chattered and jumped around its cage.
- Birds chattered in the garden at dawn.