Object

• tooth: My mouth was dry and I bit my tongue in an effort to control my chattering teeth.

• class: How far can you get from the London literary chattering classes!

• noise: Thus the wonderful director's note: " The fridge has started to make chattering noises.

Converse of object

• post: General chatter Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2006 10:37 pm Subject: Beside myself with excitement!

• hear: Whichever alternative you choose, for stimulation, the breeding birds need to hear the chatter of the others.

Adjective modifier

• incessant: The weaver birds began their incessant noisy chatter, fighting for the best position to build a new nest.

• inane: Many thanks to Jo for driving me up there, putting up with my inane chatter for 4 hrs then driving me home.

• idle: IRC doesn't have to be just for idle chatter.

• excited: Back on board the boat the inane incessant excited chatter that follows a superb dive had to be heard to be believed.

• mindless: Always the same narrow people, the same mindless chatter.

• noisy: The scenery here tells its own tale - no need for noisy chatter!

Modifying Another Word

• excitedly: In a tree overhead, a giant black squirrel chattered excitedly at our intrusion.

• happily: They are quiet vocal and will chatter happily to you and follow you around.

• away: Soon we were all chattering away like old pals.

• constantly: The first is in response to a child who constantly chatters.

Noun used with modifier

• dinner: I ate my lunch at 1p.m. as usual, somewhat apprehensively, knowing full well what the after dinner chatter would be about.

• tooth: Days dissolve into weeks, months, old conversations make your teeth chatter to themselves your stomach the only reply for a hundred miles.

• radio: You write a burst of messages, radio chatter.

• background: One noticeable change from previous visits however is the background chatter of different languages.

Preposition: of

• bird: There wasn't even the usual hum of insects or the chatter of birds.