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   Chat·ter

   /ˈCHadər/

   

   verb

   • 1. talk rapidly or incessantly about trivial matters: "the kids chattered and splashed at the edge of the lagoon"
   • ▪ (of a bird, monkey, or machine) make a series of quick high-pitched sounds: "parrots chattered in the sunlight"
   • ▪ (of a person's teeth) click repeatedly together from cold or fear: "his teeth were chattering"

   noun

   • 1. incessant trivial talk: "a stream of idle chatter"
   • ▪ electronic or radio communication, especially between individuals being monitored by a government agency as a result of suspected involvement in terrorist activity or espionage: "officials refused to comment on a news report that the patrols were resumed due to increased internet chatter"
   • 2. a series of quick high-pitched sounds: "the chatter of a typewriter"
   • ▪ undesirable vibration in a mechanism: "the wipers should operate without chatter"

   Word Origin Middle English: imitative.

   Derivatives

   • 1. chattery adjective

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • C

     3

   • H

     4

   • A

     1

   • T

     1

   • T

     1

   • E

     1

   • R

     1

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