chatter Synonyms
Another word for chatter
• noun (Context 1)
Informal, rapid, or trivial talk about unimportant matters.
"The lively chit-chat of students filled the school hallway before the morning bell rang."
• verb (Context 2)
To talk informally, rapidly, or incessantly about trivial matters.
"The children chattered excitedly on the bus ride to the natural history museum."
• noun (Context 3)
A series of short, quick, high-pitched sounds made by certain animals or birds, or a rapid rattling sound made by teeth or machinery.
"We could hear the excited clatter of squirrels high up in the oak canopy."
• verb (Context 4)
To click together rapidly and repeatedly from cold or fear (of a person's teeth), or to vibrate rapidly during operation (of a machine part or cutting tool).
"Standing at the windy bus stop without a coat, his teeth began to clatter uncontrollably."
• noun (Context 5)
Intercepted communications or general discussion monitored by intelligence agencies or across media networks regarding a particular topic or potential threat.
"Analysts noticed a sudden spike in online buzz regarding the upcoming corporate merger."
• verb (Context 6)
To make a series of quick, high-pitched, repetitive vocal sounds (especially of birds, monkeys, or squirrels).
"A group of macaques chattered loudly from the branches above the forest trail."
Opposites of chatter
The opposite of chatter shifts depending on context. Common opposites include: