"chatter" meaning in English

See chatter in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈtʃætə/ [UK], /ˈtʃætɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-chatter.wav [UK] Forms: chatter [singular], [plural]
enPR: chătʹər [US] Head templates: {{noun4}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A chatter is a meaningless or unimportant talk.
    Sense id: simple-chatter-en-noun-WF8Zg6Bs

Verb

IPA: /ˈtʃætə/ [UK], /ˈtʃætɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-chatter.wav [UK] Forms: chatter [canonical], chatters [third-person, singular], chattered [past], chattered [past, participle], chattering [present, participle]
enPR: chătʹər [US] Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you chatter, you talk about anything that is not important.
    Sense id: simple-chatter-en-verb-VPXHvJjs
  2. If a machine chatters, it is making multiple high-pitch sounds rapidly.
    Sense id: simple-chatter-en-verb-5ND9sepR
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    },
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    }
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        "A chatter is a meaningless or unimportant talk."
      ],
      "id": "simple-chatter-en-noun-WF8Zg6Bs"
    }
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      "ipa": "/ˈtʃætə/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtʃætɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-chatter.wav",
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      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
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  ],
  "word": "chatter"
}

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    },
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      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chattered",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chattered",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "participle"
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        {
          "text": "They knitted and chattered the whole time."
        }
      ],
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        "If you chatter, you talk about anything that is not important."
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    },
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        "If a machine chatters, it is making multiple high-pitch sounds rapidly."
      ],
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    }
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      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtʃætɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
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      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-chatter.wav",
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    {
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        "A chatter is a meaningless or unimportant talk."
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  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/ˈtʃætə/",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "enpr": "chătʹər",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtʃætɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-chatter.wav",
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      ]
    }
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    {
      "form": "chatter",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "chatters",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chattered",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chattered",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chattering",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "participle"
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    }
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      ],
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        {
          "text": "They knitted and chattered the whole time."
        }
      ],
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      ],
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      ]
    },
    {
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        "If a machine chatters, it is making multiple high-pitch sounds rapidly."
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtʃætə/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "chătʹər",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtʃætɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
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      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-chatter.wav",
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "chatter"
}

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