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 don't know. That's like kissing someone who's drunk. Doesn't count. Wrap it up. Cut the chatter. Let's go. This is another version of booby-trapping a resource. Right, I see. This one's designed to blind. Smoke clings to the eyes. (..)
    2015 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2