Chatter
WordNet
noun
(1) Noisy talk
(2) The high-pitched continuing noise made by animals (birds or monkeys)
(3) The rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine
verb
(4) Speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
(5) Make noise as if chattering away
"The magpies were chattering in the trees"
(6) Talk socially without exchanging too much information
"The men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"
(7) Cut unevenly with a chattering tool
(8) Click repeatedly or uncontrollably
"Chattering teeth"
WiktionaryText
Noun
- talk, especially meaningless or unimportant talk
- the sound of talking
- the sound made by a magpie
- an intermittent noise, as from vibration
- Proper brake adjustment will help to reduce the chatter.
- in national security, the degree of communication between suspect groups and individuals, used to gauge the degree of expected terrorist activity.
- The NSA is concerned about increased chatter between known terror groups.
Verb
- To talk idly.
- They knitted and chattered the whole time.
- Of teeth, machinery, etc, to make a chattering noise.
- He was so cold that his teeth were chattering.