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Webster 1913 Edition
Chatter
Chat′ter
,Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Chattered
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Chattering
.] 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. Shakespeare
3.
To make a noise by rapid collisions.
With
chattering
teeth, and bristling hair upright. Dryden.
Chat′ter
,Verb.
T.
To utter rapidly, idly, or indistinctly.
Begin his witless note apace to
chatter
. Spenser.
Chat′ter
,Noun.
1.
Sounds like those of a magpie or monkey; idle talk; rapid, thoughtless talk; jabber; prattle.
Your words are but idle and empty
chatter
. Longfellow.
2.
Noise made by collision of the teeth, as in shivering.
Webster 1828 Edition
Chatter
CHATTER
,Verb.
I.
1.
To utter sounds rapidly and indistinctly, as a magpie, or a monkey.2.
To make a noise by collision of the teeth. We say, the teeth chatter, when one is chilly and shivering.3.
To talk idly, carelessly or rapidly; to jabber.CHATTER
,Noun.