chattering

Example Sentences

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

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 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

She fielded personal phone calls in the office, chattering away with friends who she said were about to visit New Zealand, drawing maps of Auckland for them.

From Slate • Jul. 22, 2025

The "Call Her Daddy" conversation was not the contentious tête-à-tête the chattering class has come to expect after decades of cable news bloviating somehow came to represent meaningful political coverage.

From Salon • Oct. 8, 2024

Across the room, Gran’s snores were deep and even, undisturbed by the chattering and screeching of the pixies.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff