- present participle of chatter.
chattering
Example Sentences
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They were chattering innocently and said they’d been to the cookie store on Lincoln Avenue and were headed home, to a house that survived.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025
The home stands are almost entirely empty, the temperature has dropped, and teeth are chattering on the away terrace as Truro kick off.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2025
“It was hilarious and effective, and as fast as lightning that made its way around the Upper East Side chattering classes,” securities lawyer Richard Farley said of the ad.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025
Grief, too, steers us, a cleansing ritual, as I recall each time my wife and I meander beneath Green-Wood’s leafy canopy, parakeets swooping and chattering overhead, or sit quietly in its hushed chapel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2025
Mattie would wake up from this sleep, calling for Mulie and chattering away about the wonderful dreams she’d had.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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