Chatter

v. i. [imp. & p. p. CHATTERED; p. pr. & vb. n. CHATTERING.] [Cf. D. koeteren, to jabber, and kwetteren, to chatter, L. Ger. ködderen, koddern, to talk. Cf. CHAT, v. i.] 1. To utter sounds which somewhat resemble language, but are inarticulate and indistinct. The jay 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 collision. With chattering teeth, and bristling hair upright. Dryden.

n. Sounds like those of a magpie or monkey; idle talk. Swift.