| VERB | perception | chatter, click | click repeatedly or uncontrollably |
|---|---|---|---|
| contact | chatter | cut unevenly with a chattering tool | |
| communication | chatter, chew the fat, shoot the breeze, chat, confabulate, confab, chitchat, chit-chat, chaffer, natter, gossip, jaw, claver, visit | talk socially without exchanging too much information | |
| communication | chatter, piffle, palaver, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble | speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly | |
| communication | chatter | make noise as if chattering away | |
| NOUN | communication | chatter, yak, yack, yakety-yak, cackle | noisy talk |
| event | chatter, chattering | the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine | |
| event | chatter, chattering | the high-pitched continuing noise made by animals (birds or monkeys) |
| Sounds | chae'ter | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abductor ... zoster: 649 rhymes with ter... | |
| Meaning | noisy talk. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | yak, yack, yakety-yak, cackle | |
| Narrower | prate, prattle, idle talk, blether, chin music | idle or foolish and irrelevant talk |
| Broader | talk, talking | An exchange of ideas via conversation |
| Spanish | cacareo, cháchara, cotorreo, parloteo, tarabilla | |
| Catalan | borbolla, claca, rall, xerradissa, xerrameca, xerramenta, xerrola | |
| Verbs | chatter | speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly |
| chatter | talk socially without exchanging too much information | |
| Meaning | The rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | chattering | |
| Broader | noise | sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound) |
| Meaning | The high-pitched continuing noise made by animals (birds or monkeys). | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | chattering | |
| Broader | noise | sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound) |
| Verbs | chatter | make noise as if chattering away |
| Meaning | click repeatedly or uncontrollably. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "Chattering teeth" | |
| Synonym | click | |
| Broader | sound, go | make a certain noise or sound |
| Spanish | castañetear, chasquear | |
| Catalan | fer petar, petar | |
| Meaning | cut unevenly with a chattering tool. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | cut | separate with or as if with an instrument |
| Spanish | resquebrajar | |
| Nouns | chattering | the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine |
| Meaning | talk socially without exchanging too much information. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Model | Sam and Sue chatter; Sam wants to chatter with Sue | |
| Synonyms | chew the fat, shoot the breeze, chat, confabulate, confab, chitchat, chit-chat, chaffer, natter, gossip, jaw, claver, visit | |
| Narrower | shmooze, shmoose, schmooze, schmoose, jawbone | talk / talk idly or casually and in a friendly way |
| Broader | converse, discourse | carry on a conversation |
| Spanish | charlar, chatear, chat, chismear, confabularse, cotillear, garlar, parlar, parlotear, platicar, visitar | |
| Catalan | confabular-se, conversar, fer un xat, garlar, parlotejar, petar, visitar, xafardejar, xarrar, xatejar, xerrar | |
| Nouns | chatter | noisy talk |
| chatterer | an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker | |
| Meaning | speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Model | Sam and Sue chatter | |
| Synonyms | piffle, palaver, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble | |
| Narrower | babble, blather, smatter, blether, blither | To talk / talk foolishly |
| Broader | talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise | Express in speech |
| Spanish | charlar, cotillear, disparatar, garlar, parlotear | |
| Catalan | desbarrar, garlar, parlotejar, xerrar | |
| Nouns | chatter | noisy talk |
| chatterer | an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker | |
| Meaning | make noise as if chattering away. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Model | The birds chatter in the woods; The woods chatter with many kinds of birds | |
| Example | "The magpies were chattering in the trees" | |
| Broader | talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise | Express in speech |
| Catalan | petar | |
| Nouns | chatter, chattering | the high-pitched continuing noise made by animals (birds or monkeys) |
| chatterer | an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker | |
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