Meaning of Chatter | Babel Free

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

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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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