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   chatter

   /ˈtʃatə/

   verb

   • 1. talk informally about unimportant matters: "she was chattering about her holiday"
   • ▪ (of a bird, monkey, or machine) make a series of short, quick high-pitched sounds: "parrots chattered in the sunlight"
   • ▪ (of a person's teeth) click repeatedly together from cold or fear: "his teeth were chattering"

   noun

   • 1. informal talk: "he was full of inconsequential but amusing chatter"
   • ▪ electronic or radio communication, especially between individuals being monitored by a government agency as a result of suspected involvement in terrorist activity or espionage: "officials refused to comment on a news report that the patrols were resumed due to increased internet chatter"
   • 2. a series of short, quick high-pitched sounds: "the starlings' constant chatter"
   • ▪ undesirable vibration in a mechanism: "the wipers should operate without chatter"

   Word Origin Middle English: imitative.

   Derivatives

   • 1. chattery adjective

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • C

     3

   • H

     4

   • A

     1

   • T

     1

   • T

     1

   • E

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   • R

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