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chatter

[chat-er] / ˈtʃæt ər /




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

From Science Daily Aug. 9, 2026

But Grande does perpetuate a silence, complacency, and enabling by painting genuine concern as gossipy chatter.

From Salon Aug. 8, 2026

Downstairs in the basement, a team of covert listeners followed their chatter, gleaning vital insights into Germany's war plans.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

We faced a long journey home so it was straight back in the car and there was much chatter about what we had witnessed.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

Mark raised his hands, and after a minute, the chatter settled down.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat

"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 questions and chatters to [email protected] or tweet us @SlateGabfest.

From Slate Apr. 13, 2023

Mirren chatters about how glad she is that Bess and the littles will live with Granddad this summer.

From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart

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

With wide-open eyes, she chattered to invisible courtiers and plucked nervously at her silver necklace.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine

We might, Mr. Willis argues, do better to look closer to home: Dolphins, after all, are very intelligent and constantly chattering.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 9, 2026

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

Grief, too, steers us, a cleansing ritual, as I recall each time my wife and I meander beneath Green-Wood’s leafy canopy, parakeets swooping and chattering overhead, or sit quietly in its hushed chapel.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 30, 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

It seemed the whole village was there, chattering and buzzing, as excited as the pixies inside.

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




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