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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
Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2025
Audio Eraser is an editing tool to cut out background noise in videos post-capture, canceling out the sound of a crowd's chatter or an ambulance's siren.
—Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 22 Jan. 2025
Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 24 Nov. 2024
At various points in the third-person action-adventure, the fabric of Indika’s reality is ripped apart, the game’s geometry morphing, transmuting, and reconfiguring itself, all while Lucifer chatters incessantly in her ear.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
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Noun
But those fans believe that game officials are purposely aiding the Chiefs, and that chatter increased during the playoffs.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2025
Audio Eraser is an editing tool to cut out background noise in videos post-capture, canceling out the sound of a crowd's chatter or an ambulance's siren.
—Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 22 Jan. 2025
Verb
In addition, the award-winning and emerging writers were asked to include three of eight items in each story: a shovel, the name Sandi, an undertaker, a Minnesota Twins baseball cap, chattering teeth, whistling, smoke and a mousetrap.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 24 Nov. 2024
At various points in the third-person action-adventure, the fabric of Indika’s reality is ripped apart, the game’s geometry morphing, transmuting, and reconfiguring itself, all while Lucifer chatters incessantly in her ear.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chatter
Noun
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Police officers were dispatched to the ACES Mill Road K-8 School at 8:15 a.m. after a parent reported that their child was in a group chat where a firearm photo was shared, according to the North Haven Police Department.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
28 Jan. 2025
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According to Troy Renck of the Denver Post, Manager Bud Black is in a group chat with baseball lifers, including Dodgers boss Dave Roberts.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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Fox confirmed the news during shootaround on Wednesday, which didn’t do anything to quell the noise surrounding the team.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacramento Bee,
30 Jan. 2025
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Best advice came from a former EY CEO: Find the signal from the noise.—
Eleanor Hawkins,
Axios,
30 Jan. 2025
Verb
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That is a location that president and candidate Trump talked quite a lot about, specifically as an example of immigration run amuck.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2025
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Before trying any supplement, talk with a healthcare provider.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
26 Jan. 2025
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As infants, pygmy marmosets babble the way human babies do, both to get their parents’ attention and to learn the group dialect.—
Jessica Camille Aguirre,
Smithsonian Magazine,
6 Jan. 2025
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This stunning 215-foot-tall limestone arch was carved over many years by babbling Cedar Creek.—
Erin Gifford,
Southern Living,
26 Oct. 2024
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Along with a raft of paper-thin caricatures, a roster that includes gossip show host Clara (Juliette Lewis) and online influencer Emily (Stephanie Suganami), Ariel is thrown into what is clearly a bad situation from the jump.—
Chase Hutchinson,
IndieWire,
28 Jan. 2025
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The puppet performance serves as a grim explanation for Moretti’s motives, as well as a valid confrontation of the media’s abuse of power and privacy in pursuit of celebrity gossip.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
28 Jan. 2025
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Sometimes the smallest player can elicit the loudest roar from the Allen Fieldhouse crowd.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
29 Jan. 2025
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An orchestra joined Scherzinger onstage Monday, as her voice built from a tender whisper to a mighty roar.—
Kalia Richardson,
Rolling Stone,
28 Jan. 2025
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And there’s Jacinda, the anxious, workaholic partner and mother, whose self-doubt often gets the best of her behind closed doors (at which point Gayford becomes a character too, conversing with her from behind the camera).—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2025
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The investigation revealed the two conversed over social media, and the juvenile was taken to Beard's residence, according to police.—
NWA Democrat-Gazette,
arkansasonline.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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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 9 Feb. 2025.
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