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as in chat
friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this
pleasant chatter over morning coffee
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as in noise
loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound
the chatter of the ship's engine kept us awake all night
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1
as in to chat
to engage in casual or rambling conversation
chattered idly while waiting in line
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as in to babble
to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly
the parrot chatters all day
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Recent Examples of chatter
Judy Berman, TIME, 27 Feb. 2025
But from notes shared with clients and financial chatter on television, a vast majority of economists, government affairs analysts and wealth managers on Wall Street believe that the budgetary math will be figured out.
—Talmon Joseph Smith, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
Lance Eliot, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
Those few words together (weddings, makeup, TikTok) are bound to get people heated and chattering away.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 14 Jan. 2025
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Noun
And while returning favorites like Severance and The White Lotus may be generating the most chatter, February has also brought plenty of lower-key debuts worth noticing.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 27 Feb. 2025
But from notes shared with clients and financial chatter on television, a vast majority of economists, government affairs analysts and wealth managers on Wall Street believe that the budgetary math will be figured out.
—Talmon Joseph Smith, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
Verb
This is one of those AI existential risks that everyone is chattering about these days.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
Those few words together (weddings, makeup, TikTok) are bound to get people heated and chattering away.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chatter
Noun
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This process ensures that all Skype chats and contacts are automatically available in Teams, allowing users to continue their communications without interruption.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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The chat evolved to a zoom call and then a visit with Zito’s family and then a day at the office meeting people.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Worryingly, there was some noise in the readings as the laser bounced off the Moon.—
Eric Berger,
Ars Technica,
7 Mar. 2025
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Japan, a rising Asian power, was making noises of wanting those islands, and Japan had a reasonable claim based on the mass influx of Japanese sugar-harvest workers, who now represented a quarter of the Hawaiian population.—
Robert W. Merry,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Mar. 2025
Verb
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In photos obtained by Page Six, Affleck and Garner appeared to be in good spirits — laughing and talking — while at a paintball park in Los Angeles on Sunday, March 2.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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Emma Stone is also spotted talking to Blackpink member Lisa and posing for a photo together.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
3 Mar. 2025
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When medics arrived on the scene, in bodycam footage played during the trial, Cato was seen soaked in sweat and babbling about other children in the neighborhood, appearing to try to blame them.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
6 Mar. 2025
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Those harsh, swelling wails of warning become the film’s punctuating sonic motif — in stark contrast to the buoyant, babbling vocal interjections of Alexey Shmurak’s unexpected a cappella score, a literal chorus of humanity amid the chaos.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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People were polite on the surface, but beneath that facade there was a pervasive undercurrent of gossip, backstabbing and insincerity.—
Margaret Graziano,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors Amber Rose attended Darren Dzienciol's annual Oscar eve party at The Goldstein estate on Saturday, March 1 in Beverly Hills, showing off a completely new look.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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As the needle creeps higher, the Aston Martin relaxes into its comfort zone and the exhaust sounds open up with a throaty roar.—
Kristin Shaw,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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But roars rang out for the police officers who tried to protect the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and their unyielding assessments of Trump and his pardon of 1,500 supporters who breached the seat of Congress, including many who violently attacked law enforcement.—
Bill Barrow,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2025
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Inspired by Ray Kurtzweil’s book, How to Create a Mind, Dara worked on capturing his grandfather’s wisdom in code, enabling him to converse with and immortalize him through a digital twin.—
Dr. Jonathan Reichental,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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Both features are part of Project Astra, Google’s multimodal AI assistant that can detect what’s around it and converse with users.—
Jibin Joseph,
PCMAG,
3 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Of course, some are just weird, like the Grampy Turnips, little old vegetable men planted in the soil who prattle on with unsolicited advice that’s occasionally useful and mostly waffle about.—
Josh Broadwell,
Rolling Stone,
4 Nov. 2024
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While some critics prattle on in the comments with doubts, D'Amelio has stayed present throughout rehearsals and leaned on her costars — many of whom are also new to Broadway — to keep her concentration.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
29 Oct. 2024
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“Chatter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chatter. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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