chatterer

Variant of chatter

chatter definition

chat·ter (c̸hat′ər)

intransitive verb

  1. to make short, indistinct sounds in rapid succession birds and squirrels chatter
  2. to talk fast, incessantly, and foolishly
  3. to click together rapidly, as the teeth do when the lower jaw trembles from fright or cold
  4. to rattle or vibrate an improperly adjusted tool chatters

Etymology: ME chateren: orig. echoic

transitive verb

to utter with a chattering sound

noun

  1. the act or sound of chattering
  2. rapid, foolish talk

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