chattery

chat·ter

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [chat-er]
- /ˈtʃæt ər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [chat-er]
- /ˈtʃæt ər/

Definitions of chattery word

verb without object chattery to talk rapidly in a foolish or purposeless way; jabber. 1
verb without object chattery to utter a succession of quick, inarticulate, speechlike sounds, as monkeys or certain birds. 1
verb without object chattery to make a rapid clicking noise by striking together: His teeth were chattering from the cold. 1
verb without object chattery Machinery. (of a cutting tool or piece of metal) to vibrate during cutting so as to produce surface flaws on the work. 1
verb with object chattery to utter rapidly or purposelessly. 1
verb with object chattery to cause to chatter, as the teeth from cold. 1

See all 11 definitions of chattery

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Origin of chattery

First appearance:

before 1200

One of the 9% oldest English words

1200-50; Middle English chateren; imitative

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Chattery

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Chattery

chattery popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for chattery

adj chattery

chatty — Someone who is chatty talks a lot in a friendly, informal way.
newsy — full of news: a nice long newsy letter.
tale-telling — a telltale; talebearer.
talkative — inclined to talk a great deal: One drink and she became very talkative.
bigmouthed — having a very large mouth.

adjective chattery

gossipy — given to or fond of gossip: a gossipy neighbor.

All 6 Synonyms of chattery