Meaning

1 senses

  1. To talk trivially, nonsensically, or incessantly.

Origin

From a reduplication of chatter. Compare chit-chat from chat; pitter-patter from patter; e

From a reduplication of chatter. Compare chit-chat from chat; pitter-patter from patter; etc.

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Forms

chitter-chatters, chitter-chattering, chitter-chattered, chitter-chattered
Base formchitter-chatter · to chitter-chatter
3rd person singularchitter-chatters
Present participlechitter-chattering
Past simplechitter-chattered
Past participlechitter-chattered

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theychitter-chatter
he, she, itchitter-chatters

Past simpleLesson

all personschitter-chattered

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave chitter-chattered
he, she, ithas chitter-chattered

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill chitter-chatter

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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