chatter

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

chat·ter [chatter chatters chattered chattering] verb, noun BrE [ˈtʃætə(r)] NAmE [ˈtʃætər]
verb
1. intransitive ~ (away/on) (to sb) (about sth) to talk quickly and continuously, especially about things that are not important
•They chattered away happily for a while.
•The children chattered to each other excitedly about the next day's events.
2. intransitive (of teeth)to knock together continuously because you are cold or frightened
•Her teeth chattered as she dressed.
3. intransitive (of birds or ↑monkeys)to make a series of short high sounds
•The only sounds we could hear were the birds chattering in the trees.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Middle English: imitative.

Example Bank:
•He chattered excitedly to his friends.
•He chattered on happily for about half an hour.
•We chattered about work.
•chattering excitedly to her friends
•The children chattered to each other excitedly about the next day's events.
Idiom: ↑chattering classes
 
noun uncountable
1. continuous rapid talk about things that are not important
•Jane's constant chatter was beginning to annoy him.
•idle chatter
2. a series of quick short high sounds that some animals make
•the chatter of monkeys
3. a series of short sounds made by things knocking together
•the chatter of teeth

Word Origin:
Middle English: imitative.

Example Bank:
•Her constant chatter was starting to annoy me.
•I wish you'd stop wasting time in idle chatter.
•She was full of chatter about her new friends.
•Jane's constant chatter was beginning to annoy him.

 

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  chattering, yak, yack, yakety-yak, cackle, click