chattered

verb

past tense of chatter
1
as in chatted
to engage in casual or rambling conversation chattered idly while waiting in line

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2
as in shouted
to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly the parrot chatters all day

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Recent Examples of chattered The two lovebirds chattered on happily about the book. — Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026 Diners chattered away and ate at the restaurant while wedding guests gathered on the dance floor. — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025 Clancy then walked in from behind the stage, carrying a bouquet of flowers as the students chattered. — Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 10 Nov. 2025 Vuvuzelas honked like a chorus of drunk geese, and spectators chattered excitedly. — Ryan Lenora Brown, NPR, 14 June 2026 The youthful musicians chattered away like creatures of the Transylvanian night. — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 29 June 2026 As the girl and other students finished their worksheets, other pre-K children chattered on the carpet and read books in English and Spanish. — Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 3 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chattered
  1. chatted
  2. shouted
  3. talked
  4. drooled
  5. conversed
  6. babbled
  7. sputtered
  8. rattled
Verb
  • Other celeb sightings in New York City ahead of the big day include Kelce's Tight End University co-founder George Kittle and his wife Claire, who chatted with PEOPLE recently about their excitement for Swift and Kelce's wedding.
    — Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
  • Tong, who also had a hard-working, immigrant background, chatted often with the younger Larson.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2026
Definition of chatted
Verb
  • In the ensuing 18 years, Gomez and Swift have consistently palled around at awards shows, supported each other's new albums, and shouted each other out on social media.
    — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 4 July 2026
  • Paul also shouted out Wolves president of basketball operations Tim Connelly, coach Chris Finch and the Wolves’ ownership group, helmed by Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez.
    — Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 4 July 2026
Definition of shouted
Verb
  • Both of the soon-to-be newlyweds have talked openly about wanting to have kids.
    — Bryan West, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • Gyllenhaal received the President’s Award on Friday at the festival’s opening night ceremony, and talked to the international press on Saturday in a suite at the neo-baroque Grand Hotel Pupp in Karlovy Vary.
    — Carole Horst, Variety, 4 July 2026
Definition of talked
Verb
  • For Valentine's Day 2026, the retailer released a confetti glass icon candle that shoppers drooled over.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 June 2026
  • Fighter Josh Hokit drooled at the weigh-in in front of the Lincoln Memorial.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 17 June 2026
Definition of drooled
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  • But Feaster also found other accounts that described Müller’s device as a puppet that conversed with audiences.
    — Ron Cowen, Scientific American, 3 June 2026
  • Dame Anna Wintour, Grace Coddington, Karen Elson, Karlie Kloss, and Donatella Versace conversed in front of a Rothko, estimated at $80 million.
    — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 30 Apr. 2026
Definition of conversed
Verb
  • But Bhatta was hypothermic and occasionally babbled gibberish.
    — Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2026
  • As Lindell babbled on about baseless conspiracy theories involving voting in De Baraso’s home state of Georgia, the 12-year-old shut him down.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 16 Aug. 2025
Definition of babbled
Verb
  • As Messi roared, his long-term rival, Cristiano Ronaldo, sputtered.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 29 June 2026
  • The vacant plaza, including a former Stop & Shop and a former Bradlees discount store, was demolished in 2012, but progress on attracting new development sputtered in the years afterward.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2026
Definition of sputtered
Verb
  • Last night’s incident emotionally rattled you, but tensions will cool in the coming hours.
    — USA TODAY, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • Like playwright Annie Baker’s warm, lush first feature, The Children’s Bach spins around a dreamy mother whose life is rattled by the appearance of a rakish rogue.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 2 July 2026
Definition of rattled

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