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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Chatter \Chat"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Chattered; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Chattering.] [Of imitative origin. Cf. Chat, v. i.
     Chitter.]
     1. To utter sounds which somewhat resemble language, but are
        inarticulate and indistinct.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The jaw makes answer, as the magpie chatters.
                                                    --Wordsworth.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To talk idly, carelessly, or with undue rapidity; to
        jabber; to prate.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              To tame a shrew, and charm her chattering tongue.
                                                    --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To make a noise by rapid collisions.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              With chattering teeth, and bristling hair upright.
                                                    --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Chattering \Chat"ter*ing\, n.
     The act or habit of talking idly or rapidly, or of making
     inarticulate sounds; the sounds so made; noise made by the
     collision of the teeth; chatter.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Chatter \Chat"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Chattered; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Chattering.] [Of imitative origin. Cf. Chat, v. i.
     Chitter.]
     1. To utter sounds which somewhat resemble language, but are
        inarticulate and indistinct.
  
              The jaw makes answer, as the magpie chatters.
                                                    --Wordsworth.
  
     2. To talk idly, carelessly, or with undue rapidity; to
        jabber; to prate.
  
              To tame a shrew, and charm her chattering tongue.
                                                    --Shak.
  
     3. To make a noise by rapid collisions.
  
              With chattering teeth, and bristling hair upright.
                                                    --Dryden.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Chattering \Chat"ter*ing\, n.
     The act or habit of talking idly or rapidly, or of making
     inarticulate sounds; the sounds so made; noise made by the
     collision of the teeth; chatter.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  chattering
       adj : engaged in making a rapid repetitive noise resembling
             speech; "the chattering sparrows"
       n 1: the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine
            [syn: chatter]
       2: the high-pitched continuing noise made by animals (birds or
          monkeys) [syn: chatter]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  chattering
     Αγγλικά n.
     αδολεσχία

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  chattering
     a.
     That chatters
     n.
     A noise that chatters.
     vb.
     (present participle of en chatter nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  chattering
     a.
     That chatters
     n.
     A noise that chatters.
     vb.
     (present participle of en chatter nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  chattering
     a.
     That chatters
     n.
     A noise that chatters.
     vb.
     (present participle of en chatter nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  chattering
     a.
     That chatters
     n.
     A noise that chatters.
     vb.
     (present participle of en chatter nocat=1)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  chattering
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en chatter ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb chatter)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Chattering /tʃˈatəɹɪŋ/
  الدردشة

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  chattering /tʃˈatəɹɪŋ/
  drnčení

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  chattering /tʃˈatəɹɪŋ/
  kmitání

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  chattering /tʃˈatəɹɪŋ/
  třesení

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  chattering /tʃˈatəɹɪŋ/
  otřesy

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]


  chattering /tʃˈatəɹɪŋ/
  Geschnatter , Geplapper 
     Synonyms: chatter, jabber

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]


  chattering /tʃˈatəɹɪŋ/
  klappernd
   see: chatter, chattered

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]


  chattering /tʃˈatəɹɪŋ/
  labernd, plappernd, schwatzend
     Synonyms: prattling, rabbiting
  
   see: chatter, prattle, rabbit on, chattered, prattled, rabbited, chatters, prattles, rabbits, chattered, prattled, rabbited, prattle away

From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]

/ˈtʃætɝɪŋ/

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]


     震颤; 跳跃现象; 间歇电震

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