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chatter

[chat-er] / ˈtʃæt ər /




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Cocktail-party chatter recounting fortunes made simply by living in the same home for 20 years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

That brings me back to the incident many years ago, as I stood in the Russian woods with my friend, underdressed and with my teeth beginning to chatter.

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026

Listener chatter from Adam Forkner in Boston, Massachusetts: Dave Epstein for The Boston Globe: What my Maine dock taught me about the threat of invasive marine life looming in the Persian Gulf; Tamburri, M.N.,

From Slate ● Sep. 10, 2026

But on Wednesday, as the clink of bottles mingled with chatter from customers, some armed with automatic weapons, the owners were defiant.

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

Where Elizebeth had once picked up useful chatter, there was now near silence.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

"I had no one to talk to all day -- to the point my mouth almost felt stale from not speaking. But then this little one came along and chatters with me all the time."

From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026

A union representing such workers - known as "chatters" - told BBC News it was concerned about the "largely unregulated nature of this type of online work".

From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2026

The motion-activated device chatters like a loud, anxious cricket as people pass by the shopping center.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2025

Bates chatters in almost every recap of the previous episode.

From Salon ● Dec. 20, 2024

Salma aunty chatters happily as she rolls her dough out like pizza, but instead of tomato sauce, she tops it with special butter called ghee.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

Then gossips chattered that a huge “bear raid,” or manipulation of stocks by short sellers, would be launched the following morning.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026

Supporters dressed in pink – their candidate's favourite colour – chattered in anticipation of her arrival.

From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2025

We chattered nonstop, teased each other, and enjoyed learning and cooking together before sitting down to dinner with our host and her husband.

From Salon ● Feb. 22, 2025

Dozens of schoolmates chattered happily under the pines, kicking a soccer ball on sun-streaked grass, climbing a play structure and scarfing down pizza.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2025

Danny and Joe chattered, quibbled, and stuffed their mouths, oblivious to the tension in the air.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

"Through the teeth chattering, he had mentioned that his brother was still under the skiff," White added.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

“Game recognizes game,” the aide who’d been chattering in his ear said as they walked away.

From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026

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

Throughout this decimated-but-not-dead neighborhood, she heard hammers striking, trucks rumbling, construction workers chattering.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025

For two weeks he lay in bed delirious with fever, his teeth chattering, the tips of his fingers and toes black.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French




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