chatter

In a community hall in east Belfast, chatter and laughter fills the air as children play pool, draw cartoons and finish schoolwork with friends.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026

"All visitors will maintain an atmosphere of silence and respect at all times!" a US Army sentinel yelled loudly in response to audible laughter and chatter.

From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026

Oil traders cited chatter of diplomatic activity from the Middle East and Ukraine.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

For the past year or so, I’ve been tuned in to incessant chatter about cortisol, the hormone most famously associated with stress.

From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026

These had features in common with codes she had solved before, and they were more crucial to the war effort than the chatter of South American spies.

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

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

She describes him as a social butterfly who chatters away in a "cute little whistle tone" and loves annoying the adult penguins "like any typical toddler would".

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 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

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

For the next hour, my teeth chattered, my knees shook and my girlfriend periodically checked in to make sure I wasn’t having a legitimate panic attack.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2023

June chattered on about how she was going to visit her old friends in California for a week this summer and how she loves the gymnastics unit we’re doing in gym class.

From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy

A chattering squirrel or darting bunny might distract or call up a distant memory.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

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

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

The movie ends with everyone chattering and trying on lipstick, which suggests that the ambition level wasn’t terribly high in the first place.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

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

From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026

She’d had trouble following along with Penelope’s chattering all day, and so she gave a polite smile and shook her head.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland