(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
If you ~, you talk quickly and continuously, usually about things which are not important.
Everyone’s ~ing away in different languages...
Erica was friendly and ~ed about Andrew’s children...
He listened to ~ing maids as they passed by.
VERB: V adv/prep, V about n, V-ing, also V
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Chatter is also a noun.
...idle ~...
Lila kept up a steady stream of ~.
N-UNCOUNT
2.
If your teeth ~, they keep knocking together because you are very cold or very nervous.
She was so cold her teeth ~ed.
VERB: V
3.
When birds or animals ~, they make high-pitched noises. (LITERARY)
Birds were ~ing somewhere.
VERB: V
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Chatter is also a noun.
...almond trees vibrating with the ~ of crickets.
N-UNCOUNT: usu the N of n