chatter 1 of 2

noun

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1
as in chat
friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this pleasant chatter over morning coffee

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2
as in noise
loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound the chatter of the ship's engine kept us awake all night

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chatter

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verb

ˈcha-tər How to pronounce chatter (audio)
1
as in to chat
to engage in casual or rambling conversation chattered idly while waiting in line

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2
as in to babble
to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly the parrot chatters all day

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Recent Examples of chatter
Noun
Saint Laurent and Chloé dominated show chatter, both of which had all the makings of farewell shows. — Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2026 As for the constant chatter about the unwelcome safety tech, Roma said the objections may be exaggerated. — Morgan Korn, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026
Verb
There’s precious little room here for expansion, something that has led to chatter from time to time about a possible move away from west London’s Shepherd’s Bush district. — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026 If Hollywood is quick to take a bite out of an injured party, the town’s Mandarins and chattering classes are equally swift to offer advice, solicited or not. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for chatter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chatter
  1. chat
  2. noise
  3. talk
  4. babble
  5. gossip
  6. roar
  7. converse
  8. prattle
Noun
  • The show featured chats with guests and Christian entertainers.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
  • In chat logs between him and the other individuals, Tate allegedly shared these videos, and bragged about his apparent control over her.
    — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of chat
Noun
  • Having produced one such number per participant, the standard approach then pools all of them into a group average, on the assumption that individual differences are noise that will be canceled out.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The Trojans have to do more than navigate crowd noise to post their first victory there.
    — Jordan Puente, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of noise
Verb
  • Sitting in one of the ship’s myriad bars and talking to strangers is one of the most interesting, and often lovely, things a person can do on board.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Wells' friends said Wells did not return to the mainland with them, choosing instead to stay behind to talk with a girl, a claim his family has disputed.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of talk
Verb
  • An unlined road leads across a babbling river to reveal a striking gray building up on a hill, a massive barn raised in the traditional style that uses only wood pegs — no nails — to hold the structure together.
    — Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The kids are drawing slowly with chalk and babbling to each other.
    — Miranda Rake, Parents, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of babble
Noun
  • The gossip hardens into something more official, as fellow teachers and school authorities start to treat her personal life as a disciplinary matter.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Just like there’s antisocial conflict and prosocial conflict, there is a prosocial form of gossip.
    — Margaret Wappler, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of gossip
Noun
  • The roar of the engines vibrated through the fuselage, rattling bones and teeth, while supply crates shifted and groaned with every lurch.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Finally, the structure crumbled in a roar of broken concrete and a cloud of dust.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of roar
Verb
  • Mexican security forces, both military and police, were also observed conversing with Border Patrol agents over the international boundary.
    — Ryan Devereaux, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2026
  • This was already noticed long before the emergence of AI chatbots with the power to converse.
    — Pascal Vrticka, Scientific American, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of converse
Verb
  • Luckily, we will no longer be inundated with responses from these prevalent LLMs that prattle on about mythical creatures.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 7 May 2026
  • Bazzana would prattle on about his cage work, his posture and his attack angle.
    — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Chatter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chatter. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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