chatter

  1. Noun.  talk, especially meaningless or unimportant talk.
  2. Noun.  the sound of talking.
  3. Noun.  the sound made by a magpie.
  4. Noun.  an intermittent noise, as from vibration.
  5. Noun.  in national security, the degree of communication between suspect groups and individuals, used to gauge the degree of expected terrorist activity.
  6. Verb.  (intransitive) To talk idly.
  7. Verb.  (intransitive) Of teeth, machinery, etc, to make a chattering noise.
  8. Noun.  one who chats.
  9. Noun.  (internet) a user of chat rooms.

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