chatter

n. நெறுநெறெனும் அரவம், பற்களைக் கடித்தலால் உண்டாகும் ஒலி, சலசலப்பு, மாக்பை எனும் பறவையின் ஒலி, பயனில் பேச்சு, (வி.) தொடர்ந்து பறவை ஒலி எழுப்பு, குளிரில் பல் நறநறவென ஒலிப்பது போல் செய், பயனின்றிப்பேசு, கடகடவெனப்பேசு.

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Chat"ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Chattered; p. pr. & vb. n. Chattering.] Etym: [Of imitative origin. Cf. Chat, v. i. Chitter.] 1. To utter sounds which somewhat resemble language, but are inarticulate and indistinct. The jaw makes answer, as the magpie chatters. Wordsworth. 2. To talk idly, carelessly, or with undue rapidity; to jabber; to prate. To tame a shrew, and charm her chattering tongue. Shak. 3. To make a noise by rapid collisions. With chattering teeth, and bristling hair upright. Dryden. Chat"ter, v. t. Defn: To utter rapidly, idly, or indistinctly. Begin his witless note apace to chatter. Spenser. Chat"ter, n. 1. Sounds like those of a magpie or monkey; idle talk; rapid, thoughtless talk; jabber; prattle. Your words are but idle and empty chatter. Longfellow. 2. Noise made by collision of the teeth, as in shivering.