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as in chat
friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this
pleasant chatter over morning coffee
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as in noise
loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound
the chatter of the ship's engine kept us awake all night
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as in to chat
to engage in casual or rambling conversation
chattered idly while waiting in line
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as in to babble
to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly
the parrot chatters all day
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Recent Examples of chatter
Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Let the games begin As March Madness commences, players across the country are seeing an uptick in all kinds of online chatter.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 19 Mar. 2025
Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
Every square inch of the massive brick-walled pub was packed with fans, while others lined up for hours outside, teeth chattering.
—Justin Williams, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The lack of spending might be a fairer criticism historically in other areas, namely facilities, but the franchise responded to the chatter by spending $40 million last year on upgrades that included renovating the locker room and training room.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Let the games begin As March Madness commences, players across the country are seeing an uptick in all kinds of online chatter.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 19 Mar. 2025
Verb
The foster moms chattered and laughed with the birds, plying them with grubs.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
Every square inch of the massive brick-walled pub was packed with fans, while others lined up for hours outside, teeth chattering.
—Justin Williams, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chatter
Noun
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The vice president, played by Bowen Yang, then entered the chat, as Hegseth asked about his trip to Greenland.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
30 Mar. 2025
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Although the Pentagon hasn’t offered classification details about the information in the Signal chats, information about upcoming military strikes is typically tightly guarded to ensure adversaries don’t have advance warning that could jeopardize the mission or put American service members at risk.—
David Klepper,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2025
Noun
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After all, that’s arguably the primary purpose of a social network: not the news, not the blather, not the noise.—
John Koetsier,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Attract attention If someone approaches them on the street or puts them in a dangerous situation, kids should know to make noise or get to a crowded area.—
Sherri Gordon,
Parents,
31 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Trimming Travel and Other Holiday Expenses Then there are the other aspects of holiday planning that are being hit by rising inflation costs—we're talking gifts, holiday attire, and of course travel expenses.—
Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal,
Parents,
27 Mar. 2025
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Likewise, Maloney was also asked several times over a span of a few weeks to discuss the campaign, but did not agree to talk.—
Mike Nolan,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Zhao babbled about the differences between the tech industries in Taiwan and Japan, plying Craig with question after question.—
Bryan Washington,
The New Yorker,
23 Mar. 2025
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Hall of Mosses Trail What to Listen For: The babbling Hoh River will, unsurprisingly, accompany you on the Hoh River Trail.—
Graham Averill,
Outside Online,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Send your questions, comments and gossip to LAontheRecord@latimes.com.—
Dakota Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2025
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Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors Jenna Bush Hager and her husband, Henry Hager, may be happily in love, but their son could do without their public displays of affection.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The roars crescendoed in the bottom of the first as Tatis led off with a single, Tatis and Machado each stole a base and Merrill, after falling behind 0-2 against Sale, one-handed a two-run single into center field.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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The nervous dread subsided, for once, and the roars returned as the Sox triumphed.—
Andrew Carter,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
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As autonomous driving and conversing with your vehicle increase, your perception of it changes, posits Wagener.—
Sean Evans,
Robb Report,
19 Mar. 2025
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Most of the shoppers had the appearance of locals going about their day’s business, conversing in Spanish and Catalan.—
Coke Bartrina,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Of course, some are just weird, like the Grampy Turnips, little old vegetable men planted in the soil who prattle on with unsolicited advice that’s occasionally useful and mostly waffle about.—
Josh Broadwell,
Rolling Stone,
4 Nov. 2024
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While some critics prattle on in the comments with doubts, D'Amelio has stayed present throughout rehearsals and leaned on her costars — many of whom are also new to Broadway — to keep her concentration.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
29 Oct. 2024
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“Chatter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chatter. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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