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chatter

[chat-er] / ˈtʃæt ər /




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There are WhatsApp chats, special apps, YouTube channels, subreddits, Facebook groups, Instagram reels … the chatter, advice, and drama can feel all-consuming.

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

The yen’s moves on Monday may rekindle market chatter about potential intervention, particularly as authorities have in the past taken advantage of thinned liquidity during public holidays to step in.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 7, 2026

For all the films Telluride has announced, the one that might generate the most chatter is still under wraps.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

Gingersnipes took off through the dense woods, scrambling over logs and beneath branches, racing toward the thrumming sound of animal chatter.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

"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

Bates chatters in almost every recap of the previous episode.

From Salon Dec. 20, 2024

Email your chatters, questions, and comments to [email protected] or X us @SlateGabfest.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2023

Prim, who came home from school in time to see the last two dresses, chatters on about them with my mother.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

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

On a recent Saturday in July, as the sun set behind East L.A. club Don Quixote, a line of black-clothed and face-pierced youths chattered excitedly outside the venue.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2025

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

Eilonwy chattered gaily; now and then Fflewddur burst into a snatch of song.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander

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

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

As the sky darkened over the white stucco church framed in palm trees and the dry peaks of the San Bernardino Mountains, fringed teenagers made their way inside, shaking their limbs and chattering in excitement.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 22, 2026

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

From Slate Jun. 5, 2026

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

Mom leads Sue into the kitchen, the two of them chattering.

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari




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