Chatter

Definitions

1. Talk, especially meaningless or unimportant talk.
   uncountable, usually
2. One who chats.
3. The sound of talking.
   uncountable, usually
4. A user of livestream chat.
   Internet
5. The vocalisations of a Eurasian magpie, Pica pica.
   uncountable, usually
6. A user of chat rooms.
   Internet
7. The vocalisations of various birds or other animals.
   uncountable, usually
8. An intermittent noise, as from vibration.
   uncountable, usually
9. In national security, the degree of communication between suspect groups and individuals, used to gauge the degree of expected terrorist activity.
   uncountable, usually
10. The situation where a drill or similar tool vibrates and tears the material rather than cutting it cleanly.
    uncountable, usually

Equivalents

32 more languages

العربيةالثرثرة

Българскидрънча

Bosanskibrusiokalinakrap

Catalàxerrameca

Češtinabrebentěníkřáptlach

Danskhakkeplapresnakke

Ελληνικάπαπαρδέλαφλυαρία

Esperantobabili

Suomichattailujaarittelujorinajutellajuttelijajuttelukalinakalistakolinalörpötellälörpöttelymongertaaplörinäpuheensorinapuhelijapulinaräkätysrupatellarupatteluturista+ 17 more

Gaeilgeaighneas

Gàidhliggoileam

Galegoacanear

עבריתדיבורקשקשת

हिन्दीचहचहाबकबकना

Hrvatskibrusiokalinakrap

Magyarcsacsogcsevegcsevegésvacog+ 1 more

Bahasa Indonesiabasa-basiletermengoceh

Italianobrusiochiacchiericciochiacchieriocigoliogracchiogracidiomormoriostridiovibrazione+ 6 more

日本語冗言喋嗹無駄話閑話+ 2 more

한국어呫군소리잡담

Latinagarriō

Te Reo Māorikoekoekōtetetete

Nederlandsbabbelengebabbelgeklappergekletsgekwebbelgekwettergeouwehoergeratelgeroezemoesklapperenklepperenkletsenkwebbelenouwehoerenover koetjes en kalfjes pratenratelenroezemoezen+ 14 more

Polskibajczarzbajczyćgadulstwoterkottrajkot+ 2 more

Portuguêsbater papoburburinhofalatóriopapearzumbido+ 2 more

Русскийболтатьболтовнястуча́ть зуба́митрёптрепаться+ 2 more

Shqipbërbëlitbërbëlitje

Српскиbrusiokalinakrap

Svenskababbelkallpratapladderskallraskramlatjattertjattra+ 4 more

తెలుగువాగు

Türkçeçene çalmakgevezelik

Українськабалаканинагомінлепет

Examples

“Although hardly coming under my theme, I cannot omit this: "Against a woman's chatter: Taste⟳ at night fasting a root of radish, that day the chatter cannot harm⟳ thee."”

“The hare cried and complained of the terrible February cold and the disgusting chatter of the owls[.]”

“At dawn and at sunset the howler monkeys screamed together and the parakeets broke into shrill chatter, but during the hot hours of the day only the full drone of insects, like⟳ the beat⟳ of a distant surf, filled the ear, while nothing moved amid the solemn vistas of stupendous trunks, fading away into the darkness which held us in.”

“The wind rose as the earth darkened, so that fading chatters of woodland animals were countered by the strengthening sounds of waving trees […]”

“Proper brake adjustment will help⟳ to reduce⟳ the chatter.”

“The NSA is concerned about increased chatter between known terror groups.”

“During the chat sessions, two outreach team members would engage⟳ in a conversation about the topic chosen for that event in the main chat room and entice other chatters to join⟳ in.”

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