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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
chatter \chat"ter\, v. i. imp. p. p. chattered; p. pr.
vb. n. chattering. of imitative origin. cf. chat, v. i.
chitter.
1. to utter sounds which somewhat resemble language, but are
inarticulate and indistinct.
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the jaw makes answer, as the magpie chatters.
--wordsworth.
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2. to talk idly, carelessly, or with undue rapidity; to
jabber; to prate.
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to tame a shrew, and charm her chattering tongue.
--shak.
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3. to make a noise by rapid collisions.
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with chattering teeth, and bristling hair upright.
--dryden.
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chattered chattering chat chitter
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