chatter

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (uncountable, usually) Talk, especially meaningless or unimportant talk.
2. (uncountable, usually) The sound of talking.
3. (uncountable, usually) The vocalisations of a Eurasian magpie, Pica pica.
4. (uncountable, usually) The vocalisations of various birds or other animals.
5. (uncountable, usually) An intermittent noise, as from vibration.
6. (uncountable, usually) In national security, the degree of communication between suspect groups and individuals, used to gauge the degree of expected terrorist activity.
7. (uncountable, usually) The situation where a drill or similar tool vibrates and tears the material rather than cutting it cleanly.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To talk idly.
2. (intransitive, usually) To make a noise by rapid collisions.
3. To utter sounds which somewhat resemble language, but are inarticulate and indistinct.

Sinonieme

babble

jabber

prattle

talk

🗣️

gossip

gabble

chat

rattle

gab

prate

blabber

twaddle

twitter

natter

gibber

blab

tattle

tittle-tattle

clack

piffle

cackle

palaver

talk nonsense

clatter

chattering

chitchat

jaw

idle talk

maunder

chew the fat

blather

chaffer

yap

nag

patter

speak

🗣️

chirp

converse

confabulate

click

knock

mutter

birdsong

yammer

confab

chirr

gibberish

rap

claver

visit

Vertalings

bavarder

schwatzen

babiller

charlar

chiacchierare

plaudern

Geschwätz

jacassement

babbelen

bavardage

ciarlare

schwätzen

φλυαρώ

plappern

papoter

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈtʃætə/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: chateren

Verwante met Saterfriesisch: tjoaterje

Verwante met Fries: tsjotterje

Verwante met Nederlands: schateren

Verwante met Nederlands: koeteren

Verwante met Middle Low German: kidderen

Verwante met Duits: kaudern

Verwante met Deens: kvidre

In summary

From Middle English chateren, from earlier cheteren, chiteren (“to twitter, chatter, jabber”), of imitative origin. Compare Saterland Frisian tjoaterje (“to chatter”), West Frisian tsjotterje (“to chatter”), Dutch schateren, schetteren (“chatter”), Dutch koeteren (“jabber”), Middle Low German kidderen (“to chatter”), German Low German queteln (“to chatter”), dialectal German kaudern (“to gobble (like a turkey)”), Danish kvidre (“to twitter, chirp”).