as in noises
loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound
the chatter of the ship's engine kept us awake all night
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as in chats
to engage in casual or rambling conversation
chattered idly while waiting in line
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as in shouts
to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly
the parrot chatters all day
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Recent Examples of chatters
Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 23 Jan. 2026
Since then, there have been chatters about a revival of GQ China, with some claiming that Jonathan Newhouse personally intervened to improve the relationship between Condé Nast and the Chinese authorities, hoping for a new permit.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 16 Jan. 2026
Early impressions from frequent chatters decry the bot's more corporate, less effusively creative tone.
—Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 8 Aug. 2025
Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2026
Noun
Sustained support from the strings gives way to watery ripples and busy chatters, with piquant harmonic implications.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 23 Jan. 2026
Since then, there have been chatters about a revival of GQ China, with some claiming that Jonathan Newhouse personally intervened to improve the relationship between Condé Nast and the Chinese authorities, hoping for a new permit.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 16 Jan. 2026
Early impressions from frequent chatters decry the bot's more corporate, less effusively creative tone.
—Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 8 Aug. 2025
Verb
He’s best known at this point either for playing the clownish Jack on Will & Grace or for being the relatively serious one of the three celebrity chatters on his podcast, Smartless.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chatters
Noun
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Weighing just 18 pounds (8 kilograms), the chair is light enough to pick up one handed but bulky enough to stay grounded, while a fiber layer atop the cushion similarly counters the flaws of its predecessor by preventing unwanted moisture or noises.—
Jack Bantock,
CNN Money,
14 May 2026
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Shuffling noises were heard, and then a pointy white gown popped into the lobby.—
Jane Bua,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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Rooster star Steve Carell chats about his latest show at HBO's Rooster Emmy FYC Event on April 26 in Los Angeles.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
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Honey Cooper chats with Professor Nader Gergis before attending his class on Wednesday.—
Cierra Morgan,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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There have been sometimes somebody shouts in protests.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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This grand procession of Edmonia’s work is an act of reclamation—a gathering in her name that shouts through stone and into the eons.—
Tyehimba Jess,
ARTnews.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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Both of them suggest the guitarist Loren Connors leading the early roars of Earth, his intuitive way of navigating the instrument’s neck bolstered by a formidable wall of hum at his back.—
Grayson Haver Currin,
Pitchfork,
14 May 2026
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All of that felt like a distant memory on Monday night, when Becerra, now the leading Democrat ahead of the June 2 primary, was met with roars of approval from a hometown crowd of at least 700 people at Sacramento State.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
12 May 2026
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Klaus talks to his sister in California on an elegant brass and Bakelite 1940s telephone (the props are divine throughout), complete with operator interruptions.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2026
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Our correspondent talks to him.—
Greg Dixon,
NPR,
14 May 2026
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The seeds are loose and clatter around inside the pods, giving baptisia the name rattleweed, as children once used the seedpods as rattles.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
12 May 2026
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With dresses and intimate wear for women; jewelry; personal care products; men’s wallets; baby swaddles, stuffies, rattles and teething toys; dog leashes, collars and toys; greeting cards and a wide range of home decor, the store is drawing people in.—
Sarah Kyrcz,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2026
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Epstein converses with Summers Larry Summers, Clinton’s Treasury secretary and the director of the National Economic Council under former President Obama, corresponded with Epstein numerous times via email.—
Max Rego,
The Hill,
13 Nov. 2025
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Race radio babbles away from the glove compartment, providing updates in Portuguese and English.—
Andy McGrath,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Chatters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chatters. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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