Chatter

Word CHATTER
Character 7
Hyphenation chat ter
Pronunciations /ˈtʃætə/

Definitions and meanings of "Chatter"

What do we mean by chatter?

To talk rapidly, incessantly, and on trivial subjects; jabber. intransitive verb

To utter a rapid series of short, inarticulate, speechlike sounds. intransitive verb

To click quickly and repeatedly. intransitive verb

To vibrate or rattle while in operation. intransitive verb

To utter in a rapid, usually thoughtless way. intransitive verb

Idle, trivial talk. noun

Communication, such as e-mail and cell phone calls, between people who are involved in terrorism or espionage, as monitored by a government agency. noun

The sharp, rapid sounds made by some birds and animals. noun

A series of quick rattling or clicking sounds. noun

To utter a succession of quick, shrill, inarticulate sounds, as a magpie or a monkey.

To make a rapid rattling noise, as the teeth, from cold or fright.

To talk thoughtlessly, idly, or rapidly; jabber; gabble.

To argue.

To jar, so as to form a series of nicks or notches, as a cutting-tool.

To utter as one who or that which chatters: as, to chatter nonsense.

Succession of quick, shrill, inarticulate sounds, especially if discordant or jarring, like those uttered by a magpie or a monkey; rapid and imperfectly articulated utterance. noun

The noise made by the teeth striking together repeatedly and rapidly, as under the influence of cold or fright. noun

Idle or foolish talk. noun

Synonyms See prattle, n. noun

To utter sounds which somewhat resemble language, but are inarticulate and indistinct. intransitive verb

Talk, especially meaningless or unimportant talk.

The sound of talking.

The sound made by a magpie.

An intermittent noise, as from vibration.

In national security, the degree of communication between suspect groups and individuals, used to gauge the degree of expected terrorist activity.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Chatter

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The word "chatter" in example sentences

This chatter is all well and good, but the fact is while the Europeans played well Saturday, better than the Americans, they didn't make up all that much ground. ❋ Unknown (2008)

BLITZER: Is there increased what they call chatter right now around this anniversary of 9/11 that is causing experts counterterrorism experts in the U.S. government a little bit more heightened concerned? ❋ Unknown (2007)

M. O'BRIEN: And you know, of course, the intelligence agencies of the world are constantly dialed into what they call the chatter on this sort of thing. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Do you think this is true, that you know, we've heard so much about this term chatter, intelligence picked up through technical methods, that terrorists could actually be faking chatter to get us concerned? ❋ Unknown (2003)

ROCKEFELLER: I think lowering or raising of the alerts is the Justice Department function which depends upon what people are - what they call chatter, is that chatter being verified? ❋ Unknown (2003)

MILLER: That is precisely what is worrying the government right now, this kind of steady escalation, attack after attack after attack, and also what they call the chatter on the phones and the Internet that the U.S. government has been picking up and monitoring. ❋ Unknown (2002)

And this kind of chatter is what those familiar with reality would call crazy. ❋ Unknown (2009)

But what she cannot draw out of all the "chatter" is the invisible's identity and intended target. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Out of curiosity, doesn't the constant chatter from the GPS unit drive you crazy when the street names change between blocks or it is telling you to you have to turn when the street makes a bend? ❋ Unknown (2009)

A giant batch of idle chatter is still idle chatter. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In the MSM this chatter is tolerated if it does not imperil the larger agenda. ❋ Unknown (2010)

All the Cameron chatter is a bit pie in the sky ... but they say he has begun production on 'something'. ❋ Unknown (2010)

And the chatter is not unfounded: Kristina gave a great presentation that covered problems with bad content, the identifiers of good content and developing a good content strategy. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Dealing with the side-tracking and distractions of internal mind chatter is one of the most difficult challenges I face whenever I write. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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