Meaning of "chatter" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CHATTER

Of imitative origin.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF CHATTER

chatter  [ˈtʃætə]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHATTER

Chatter is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb chatter in English.

WHAT DOES CHATTER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Chatter

Chatter may refer to: ▪ Chatter or machining vibrations ▪ Contact bounce or chatter, a common problem with mechanical switches and relays ▪ Chatter, the volume of communication to or from suspected terrorists or spies ▪ Project CHATTER, a U.S. Navy truth serum project ▪ Chatter, a group communication tool from Salesforce.com...

Definition of chatter in the English dictionary

The first definition of chatter in the dictionary is to speak rapidly and incessantly; prattle. Other definition of chatter is to make rapid repetitive high-pitched noises resembling human speech. Chatter is also to click together rapidly through cold or fear.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CHATTER

PRESENT

Present

I chatter

you chatter

he/she/it chatters

we chatter

you chatter

they chatter

Present continuous

I am chattering

you are chattering

he/she/it is chattering

we are chattering

you are chattering

they are chattering

Present perfect

I have chattered

you have chattered

he/she/it has chattered

we have chattered

you have chattered

they have chattered

Present perfect continuous

I have been chattering

you have been chattering

he/she/it has been chattering

we have been chattering

you have been chattering

they have been chattering

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I chattered

you chattered

he/she/it chattered

we chattered

you chattered

they chattered

Past continuous

I was chattering

you were chattering

he/she/it was chattering

we were chattering

you were chattering

they were chattering

Past perfect

I had chattered

you had chattered

he/she/it had chattered

we had chattered

you had chattered

they had chattered

Past perfect continuous

I had been chattering

you had been chattering

he/she/it had been chattering

we had been chattering

you had been chattering

they had been chattering

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will chatter

you will chatter

he/she/it will chatter

we will chatter

you will chatter

they will chatter

Future continuous

I will be chattering

you will be chattering

he/she/it will be chattering

we will be chattering

you will be chattering

they will be chattering

Future perfect

I will have chattered

you will have chattered

he/she/it will have chattered

we will have chattered

you will have chattered

they will have chattered

Future perfect continuous

I will have been chattering

you will have been chattering

he/she/it will have been chattering

we will have been chattering

you will have been chattering

they will have been chattering

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would chatter

you would chatter

he/she/it would chatter

we would chatter

you would chatter

they would chatter

Conditional continuous

I would be chattering

you would be chattering

he/she/it would be chattering

we would be chattering

you would be chattering

they would be chattering

Conditional perfect

I would have chatter

you would have chatter

he/she/it would have chatter

we would have chatter

you would have chatter

they would have chatter

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been chattering

you would have been chattering

he/she/it would have been chattering

we would have been chattering

you would have been chattering

they would have been chattering

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you chatter
we let´s chatter
you chatter

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to chatter

Past participle

chattered

Present Participle

chattering

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «CHATTER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «chatter» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of chatter

babble · blather · blether · chat · gab · gossip · jabber · natter · prate · prattle · rabbit · run off at the mouth · schmooze · tattle · twaddle

TRANSLATION OF CHATTER

Find out the translation of chatter to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of chatter from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «chatter» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 喋喋不休地说 >
• Translator English - Spanish: charlar
• English: chatter
• Translator English - Hindi: चटर्जी
• Translator English - Arabic: الثرثرة
• Translator English - Russian: болтовня
• Translator English - Portuguese: tagarelar
• Translator English - Bengali: অনর্থক কথা বলা
• Translator English - French: bavarder
• Translator English - Malay: Perbualan
• Translator English - German: schwatzen
• Translator English - Japanese: ぺちゃくちゃしゃべる
• Translator English - Korean: 재잘거리다
• Translator English - Javanese: Ngobrol
• Translator English - Vietnamese: nghiến răng
• Translator English - Tamil: உரையாடலும்
• Translator English - Marathi: किलबिल
• Translator English - Turkish: gevezelik
• Translator English - Italian: ciarlare
• Translator English - Polish: paplanina
• Translator English - Ukrainian: балаканина
• Translator English - Romanian: palavrageala
• Translator English - Greek: φλυαρία
• Translator English - Afrikaans: chatter
• Translator English - Swedish: prat
• Translator English - Norwegian: skravling

10 QUOTES WITH «CHATTER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word chatter.

1

Antonin Artaud

All true language is incomprehensible, like the chatter of a beggar's teeth.

2

Sarah Wayne Callies

Your work isn't just to learn and say the lines. Your work is to figure out what the chatter in your brain is, that's going on under the lines. It doesn't matter whether you're speaking or not speaking because your mind is working the way your character's mind would work.

3

Kris Carr

Sleep is the best time to repair, but it's hard to get a good night's rest when we don't dial the inner chatter down.

4

Aleister Crowley

To read a newspaper is to refrain from reading something worth while. The first discipline of education must therefore be to refuse resolutely to feed the mind with canned chatter.

5

Rene Daumal

It is still not enough for language to have clarity and content... it must also have a goal and an imperative. Otherwise from language we descend to chatter, from chatter to babble and from babble to confusion.

6

Mike Davidson

Blogs are a great way to monitor and even participate in the chatter about your new site.

7

Guy Debord

There is nothing more natural than to consider everything as starting from oneself, chosen as the center of the world; one finds oneself thus capable of condemning the world without even wanting to hear its deceitful chatter.

8

Feist

Something that I think I figured out slowly was if you're playing a show and there's a chatter or there is, you know, a lot of noise - people talking or something - I was never the one whose instinct was to try to be louder than them.

9

Rich Galen

Republicans regard Dean as one of their best secret weapons, I have yet to find a Democrat who, in private chatter, doesn't think he's a problem for them.

10

Marilu Henner

Silence and solitude are more distracting to me than chatter and commotion.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHATTER»

Discover the use of chatter in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to chatter and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Chatter: Uncovering the Echelon Surveillance Network and the ...

Whom do they eavesdrop on? And is the interception of communication an effective means of predicting and preventing future attacks? These are some of the questions at the heart of Patrick Radden Keefe’s brilliant new book, Chatter.

Patrick Radden Keefe, 2006

"Chatter": Language and History in Kierkegaard

This book shows that in "chatter" Kierkegaard uncovered a specifically linguistic mode of negativity, which became the medium in which a non-speculative and non-historicism presentation of history could be carried out.

Peter Fenves, Peter David Fenves, 1993

Why Do Monkeys Chatter? Level 5 Factbook

A series of twenty non-fiction science readers which engages children in the world around them.

Helen Bethune, 2010

Regenerative Chatter in Cold Rolling

SIMULINK simulation programs in the Matlab environment were created for a tandem mill.

Huyue Zhao, 2008

Dark Chatter

Quicklime Petterson is still kicking around campus two years after commencement.

Andrew Branch, 2013

A Story that Talks about Talking Is Like Chatter to ...

Well, now you can! Just not with this book. Well, except for the mystical bit. This book is guaranteed to cost you, or your money back. If there is ever a book that deserves to be burned, this is it.

Jarod Kintz, Benson Bruno, 2011

The Chatter Box: An Insider's Account of the Irrelevance of ...

"Parliament, where the potential to defend ourselves ought to be debated and ultimately decided, has become irrelevant talk-shop ... The Chatter Box is essential reading." - Peter C. Newman, author and columnist

Roy Rempel, 2003

Cheetah Chatter: A Dictionary of Growl-Licious Lingo

The Cheetah girls give definitions of words or phrases that they commonly use and show readers how to properly incorporate them into sentences, including the terms "growl power," "cheetah pound," and "majordomo wack."

Emma Harrison, Deborah Gregory, 2006

Why Do Monkeys Chatter?: All about Animals

Introduces readers to the world of animal behaviors in question and answer format.

Helen Bethune, 2010

Platter Chatter: Refreshing Relationships Through Food

A fresh approach to the recipe book market - as Kate Wilson promotes eating together with friends and family.

Kate Wilson, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHATTER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term chatter is used in the context of the following news items.

Roundball chatter

Each week, I'll write about the sport I love, college basketball: • Arkansas, which lost a lot of talent from last year's NCAA tournament team, ... «ESPN, Jul 15»

White Sox: Jeff Samardzija 'relaxed' as trade chatter picks up

But whereas Samardzija was always of the belief he'd be traded in 2014, he said he has been oblivious to the chatter this time around. «Comcast SportsNet Chicago, Jul 15»

I've Heard It – Ajax Goalkeeper Aware of Manchester United Chatter

Ajax goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen admits that he has heard speculation linking him with Louis van Gaal's Manchester United, but says he is ... «Inside Futbol, Jul 15»

Terrorist chatter: How they discuss bomb making

Chatter between two terrorists is always scary to listen in to. While they tend to discuss a lot of aspects, the detailing into the making of a bomb ... «Oneindia, Jul 15»

Magpie chatter

The weekend off has been a welcome relief for some I am sure, gardening etc high on the list, however we did have some Magpies playing ... «Barossa & Light Herald, Jul 15»

Mad Chatter: The impact of the U.S. Women's National Team, Rory's …

Before we get to the legacy of the 2015 U.S. Women's National Team, let's start with the "Jump off the couch, shout suddenly and scare the kids" ... «Omaha World-Herald, Jul 15»

Do you understand wren chatter?

I came downstairs as usual, and as usual I heard wren chatter. Only I should have paid more attention. That night I filled all of the feeders and ... «Dickinson County News, Jul 15»

Williams vs. Williams sparks plenty of chatter: DiManno

WIMBLEDON—There was a time when the tennis whisperers claimed that any match between the Williams sisters would be predetermined, ... «Toronto Star, Jul 15»

Mason's Mailbag: Quarterback reps, O-line chatter, and more

Misconceptions about playing time and the state of the O-line highlight the Independence Day weekend Mailbag. «DenverBroncos.com, Jul 15»

What's on TV Wednesday: Ashes bring the chatter of cricket

Can you smell that? It's the smell of victory. Or possibly the smell of defeat. I'm not sure, it's pretty hard to tell at this stage. All I know for sure is ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»