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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.
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The jaw makes answer, as the magpie chatters. Wordsworth.
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2. To talk idly, carelessly, or with undue rapidity; to jabber; to prate.
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To tame a shrew, and charm her chattering tongue. Shak.
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3. To make a noise by rapid collisions.
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With chattering teeth, and bristling hair upright. Dryden.
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Chat"ter, v. t. To utter rapidly, idly, or indistinctly.
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Begin his witless note apace to chatter. Spenser.
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Chat"ter, n. 1. Sounds like those of a magpie or monkey; idle talk; rapid, thoughtless talk; jabber; prattle.
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Your words are but idle and empty chatter. Longfellow.
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2. Noise made by collision of the teeth, as in shivering.
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