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| chat·ter [ cháttər ] |
intransitive verb (past and past participle chat·tered, present participle chat·ter·ing, 3rd person present singular chat·ters) |
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1. talk rapidly: to talk or converse rapidly and informally about unimportant things
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2. make high-pitched sounds: to make a rapid series of short high-pitched sounds that seem to resemble speech
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refers to animals or machinery
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3. click together: to click together rapidly because of movement of the jaw caused by fear or cold
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refers to teeth
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4. vibrate during cutting: to vibrate while cutting or being cut by a tool or machine, causing surface flaws
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refers to a saw blade or surface
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noun |
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1. trivial conversation: rapid and informal talk or conversation, especially about unimportant things
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2. high-pitched animal sounds: rapid short high-pitched sounds made by a bird, animal, or machine that resemble human speech
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3. surface flaws produced in machining: imperfections in a surface, caused by vibration while the surface is being cut by a tool or machine
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| [13th century An imitation of the sound] |
