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chatter

[chat-er] / ˈtʃæt ər /




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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

But nothing has changed about the platform’s devoted users, many of whom remain as inhospitable as ever to the kind of unchecked brand chatter that prevails elsewhere.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

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

From Science Daily Aug. 9, 2026

I can only imagine that at this point, restaurant waitstaffs across the world have picked up crumbs and slices of chatter about Nolan’s adaptation of Homer’s 2,700-year-old blockbuster.

From Salon Aug. 2, 2026

I could feel tears burn just beneath the surface of my pretend smile as I put Papa out of my thoughts and listened to the cheerful chatter all around.

From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals

"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

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

Email your chatters, questions, and comments to [email protected].

From Slate Oct. 5, 2023

She chatters, fills space, is careful but does not address my gaze.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson

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

My jaw clenched, my breath quickened, my teeth chattered.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 4, 2024

They chattered companionably about the distant past, waiting for the golden griffins to appear in the sky.

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin

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

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

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

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 17, 2025

“We’re—we’re not safe,” Akira said, her teeth chattering.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz




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