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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Chatter \Chat"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Chattered}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Chattering}.] [Of imitative origin. Cf. {Chat}, v. i.
{Chitter}.]
1. To utter sounds which somewhat resemble language, but are
inarticulate and indistinct.
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The jaw makes answer, as the magpie chatters.
--Wordsworth.
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2. To talk idly, carelessly, or with undue rapidity; to
jabber; to prate.
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To tame a shrew, and charm her chattering tongue.
--Shak.
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3. To make a noise by rapid collisions.
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With chattering teeth, and bristling hair upright.
--Dryden.
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