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

  • (..) I'm holding these bad boys back as best as I can, but the thing is it's not up to me. The stomach got a direct line to these babies,... ...and I'm picking up a lot of chatter! So, I'll talk to the claws, but in exchange... ...next week, all your food comes to me. - But that's not our deal! (..)
    2008 Bolt