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to chatter
01
to talk quickly and a lot about unimportant and idiotic things
Intransitive: to chatter | to chatter about sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
chatter
3rd person singular
chatters
Present participle
chattering
Past simple
chattered
Past participle
chattered
Examples
The students chattered happily in the hallway after the announcement of a surprise field trip.
02
to vibrate rapidly in a cutting motion
Intransitive
Examples
The chainsaw blade chattered against the wood, creating an uneven cut.
03
to be in a state of nervousness or cold that causes one's teeth to click together repeatedly
Intransitive
Examples
Her teeth chattered as she waited outside in the cold.
04
to emit a rapid succession of short, high-pitched sounds, typically done by birds, monkeys, or machines
Intransitive
Examples
The monkeys in the jungle began to chatter as the sun rose.
Chatter
01
noisy talk
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Uncountable
02
the high-pitched continuing noise made by animals (birds or monkeys)
03
the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine
Lexical Tree
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