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

  • (..) - Honey. Ah, I missed you. How's little Natasha, huh? She is... ...Nathaniel. Traitor. (chatter) - Somebody's getting bigger, huh? - Somebody's getting excited to have a new baby brother. - (chatter continues) Thor. I saw something in that dream. I need answers. I won't find them here. (..)
    2015 Avengers: Age of Ultron
  • (..) Shhhh! - I'm here to help. - Stop! Please...may I... I...! I cannot...cannot... (party chatter) - All right, all right. - Whoo! Come back, come back, come back! Well, you know, the suit can take the weight, right? (..)
    2015 Avengers: Age of Ultron