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1 definition found 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.
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