chatter

You couldn't walk down the main street without spotting some of the courtroom's stars, or grab a coffee without overhearing chatter about the case.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

Brain activity became less pronounced in regions associated with internal mental chatter during meditation.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026

In the wake of online chatter about high-profile tour cancellations, Ticketmaster’s parent company said artists aren’t ditching shows any more than usual.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

But the online chatter has not been all light-hearted.

From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026

Once the organ began to hum, the chatter muted and everyone took a seat.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

"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

The interpreter turns back to the group, chatters at them in staccato.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood

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

Children, some in uniforms and others in the colorful local textiles called “molas,” chattered as they hustled through the warren of narrow dirt streets on their way to school.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 1, 2024

She seemed cheerful and chattered about how our new home was in a large building that housed three other families and had a brick wall all around it.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat

It was the topic du jour among the chattering class, with notable voices like the women of the “The View,” Chelsea Handler and a former “Real Housewife of Beverly Hills” weighing in.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 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

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

The ship shudders like chattering teeth, and I know we’re lifting off ground into an antigravity hover.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera