chatter

Definition

  • verb: to talk in a quick or casual way
  • verb: to utter rapid short sounds suggestive of language but inarticulate and indistinct
  • synonyms: jabber, prate, prattle

Examples

  • He couldn't stand their endless 'chatter' [='prattle'] about celebrities and movies.

  • He was 'chattering' [='jabbering'] away on a cell phone.

  • Children 'chattered' in the middle of the playground.

Movie quotes

  • (..) has taken over the White House. Do we have the president? I spoke to Walker. He had eyes on Eagle. Fifteen minutes is a lifetime. Radio chatter indicated they were headed for the PEOC. No contact. We have to assume they've been compromised. We gotta get you to a phone. Call SEAL Team Six (..)
    2013 White House Down