chattering

Example Sentences

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In the mid-1980s Mr. Harris attended FBI seminars on criminal psychology and forensic investigation, gathering details he used to set readers’ teeth to chattering.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

To examine that interconnectedness, she introduces such concepts as “pervasive sensory entanglement”—the state in which our brains exist, with all our senses chattering away at one another.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 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

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

If her parents would have stopped chattering, it would have been very quiet.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat