Chatter

Pronunciation: /ˈtʃætər/

Chatter (noun)

  1. friendly or informal conversation about unimportant things.
  2. repetitive noise made by machines or tools when they vibrate.

Examples

  • The room was filled with chatter before the meeting started.
  • She enjoyed the chatter of the crowd at the café.

Common collocations: engage in chatter, constant chatter, background chatter, machine chatter, reduce chatter

Chatter (verb)

  1. to speak quickly about unimportant things.
  2. to make quick, repeated sounds, like some animals do.

Examples

  • They would chatter for hours about their favorite books.
  • She tends to chatter when she's nervous.

Synonyms of Chatter

Neutral

Informal

Antonyms of Chatter

  • — absence of sound or speech
  • — absence of noise or activity