chatter (
http://definr.com/chatter)
n 1: noisy talk [syn:
yak,
yack,
yakety-yak,
cackle]
2: the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine
[syn:
chattering]
3: the high-pitched continuing noise made by animals (birds or
monkeys) [syn:
chattering]
v 1: click repeatedly or uncontrollably, as of teeth [syn:
click]
2: cut unevenly with a chattering tool
3: chew the fat; shoot the breeze [syn:
chat,
confabulate,
confab,
chitchat,
chaffer,
natter,
gossip,
jaw,
claver,
visit]
4: speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
[syn:
piffle,
palaver,
prate,
tittle-tattle,
twaddle,
clack,
maunder,
prattle,
blab,
gibber,
tattle,
blabber,
gabble]
5: make noise as if chattering away: "The magpies were
chattering in the trees"