- present participle of chatter.
chattering
Example Sentences
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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
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
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
Connor is still chattering about treasure, and Jack is trying to explain to him that we aren’t going to another beach.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
