noun · countable / uncountable · rare

chatter

chatter · chatters

вафля

болтовня, трёп

Geschwätz, Gequatsche, Geplapper, Geschnatter

Talk, especially meaningless or unimportant talkTalk, especially meaningless or unimportant talk.

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UK/ˈtʃætə/US/ˈt͡ʃætɚ/

» Tom was shivering, and his teeth were chattering.

Meaning

11 senses

(uncountable, usually)Talk, especially meaningless or unimportant talk.
Geplapper, Gequatsche, Geschnatter
болтовня́boltovnjá, трёпtrjop
noisy talk
(uncountable, usually)The sound of talking.
(uncountable, usually)The vocalisations of a Eurasian magpie, Pica pica.
(uncountable, usually)The vocalisations of various birds or other animals.
the high-pitched continuing noise made by animals (birds or monkeys)
(uncountable, usually)An intermittent noise, as from vibration.
Proper brake adjustment will help to reduce the chatter.
(uncountable, usually)In national security, the degree of communication between suspect groups and individuals, used to gauge the degree of expected terrorist activity.
The NSA is concerned about increased chatter between known terror groups.
(uncountable, usually)The situation where a drill or similar tool vibrates and tears the material rather than cutting it cleanly.
(collective, countable, usually)A group of songbirds.
One who chats.
(Internet)A user of livestream chat.
(Internet)A user of chat rooms.

Examples

57 sentences

Tom was shivering, and his teeth were chattering.
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Tom's teeth were chattering.
ruУ Тома стучали зубы. — marafon
deTom klapperten die Zähne. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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You chatter too much.
Забагато базікаєш. — DeSha
ruСлишком много болтаешь. — DeSha
deDu schwätzt zu viel. — Dejo
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Stop chattering and finish your work.
ruКончай болтать и заканчивай работу. — marafon
deHör auf zu quasseln und führe deine Arbeit zu Ende! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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I'm fed up with her chatter.
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Translations

8 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

talk, especially meaningless or unimportant talk:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

talk, especially meaningless or unimportant talk:

Origin

From Middle English chateren, from earlier cheteren, chiteren (“to twitter, chatter, jabbe

From Middle English chateren, from earlier cheteren, chiteren (“to twitter, chatter, jabber”), of imitative origin. Compare Saterland Frisian tjoaterje (“to chatter”), West Frisian tsjotterje (“to chatter”), Dutch schateren, schetteren (“chatter”), Dutch koeteren (“jabber”), Middle Low German kidderen (“to chatter”), German Low German queteln (“to chatter”), dialectal German kaudern (“to gobble (like a turkey)”), Danish kvidre (“to twitter, chirp”).

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