Standard Lemma guide

chattering

adj · noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • CMU ARPABET: CH AE1 T ER0 IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

That chatters

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A noise that chatters.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Output fluctuation before reaching a stable condition.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

verb

Meaning 4

present participle and gerund of chatter

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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5

noun

Meaning 5

the high-pitched continuing noise made by animals (birds or monkeys)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: chatter

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: noise

6

noun

Meaning 6

the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: chatter

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: noise

History

Etymology

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