Synonyms for chattering


Grammar : Verb
Spell : chat-er
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtʃæt ər

Top 10 synonyms for chattering Other synonyms for the word chattering

Définition of chattering

Origin :
  • mid-13c., originally of birds, from chatter (v.).
  • verb speak fast and non-stop
Example sentences :
  • A chattering and hurrying of people could be heard as an undertone.
  • Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
  • Every road teemed with a chattering crowd of men and boys afoot and on horses.
  • Extract from : « Buried Cities, Part 2 » by Jennie Hall
  • By the time they entered Tiverton Street, the vestry was full of chattering groups.
  • Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown
  • Now, here am I, chattering away as if I were paid for talking instead of writing.
  • Extract from : « A Woman Intervenes » by Robert Barr
  • It was a relief to find herself among a group of chattering people.
  • Extract from : « The Coryston Family » by Mrs. Humphry Ward
  • We followed in procession, laughing and chattering like a pack of fools.
  • Extract from : « A Comedy of Marriage and Other Tales » by Guy De Maupassant
  • I noticed that his lips were blue and that his teeth were chattering.
  • Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
  • Her teeth were chattering with excitement, and she could hardly button her clothes.
  • Extract from : « Sure Pop and the Safety Scouts » by Roy Rutherford Bailey
  • In came the three, as gay as could be, chattering and laughing.
  • Extract from : « Harper's Young People, October 26, 1880 » by Various
  • They finished their meal and sat back in their chairs, smoking and chattering.
  • Extract from : « Changing Winds » by St. John G. Ervine

Antonyms for chattering

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