Associations to the word «Chattering»

CHATTER, noun. Talk, especially meaningless or unimportant talk.

CHATTER, noun. The sound of talking.

CHATTER, noun. The sound made by a magpie.

CHATTER, noun. An intermittent noise, as from vibration.

CHATTER, noun. In national security, the degree of communication between suspect groups and individuals, used to gauge the degree of expected terrorist activity.

CHATTER, verb. (intransitive) To talk idly.

CHATTER, verb. (intransitive) Of teeth, machinery, etc, to make a noise by rapid collisions.

CHATTER, verb. To utter sounds which somewhat resemble language, but are inarticulate and indistinct.

CHATTER, noun. One who chats

CHATTER, noun. (Internet) a user of chat rooms

CHATTER MARK, noun. (engineering) One of the fine undulations or ripples formed on the surface of work by a cutting tool which chatters.

CHATTER MARK, noun. (geology) A short crack on a rock surface planed smooth by a glacier.

CHATTER MARKS, noun. Plural of chatter mark

CHATTER, noun. Noisy talk.

CHATTER, noun. The rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine.

CHATTER, noun. The high-pitched continuing noise made by animals (birds or monkeys).

CHATTER, verb. Click repeatedly or uncontrollably; "Chattering teeth".

CHATTER, verb. Cut unevenly with a chattering tool.

CHATTER, verb. Talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze".

CHATTER, verb. Speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly.

CHATTER, verb. Make noise as if chattering away; "The magpies were chattering in the trees".