chatter

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

chiacchierare

ciarlare

chiacchiera

chiacchiere

ciarla

cicaleccio

chiacchierio

cianciare

pettegolio

cinguettio

vibrazione

cicalare

cicalamento

ripetere le parole

cicalio

favellio

ciaramellare

discorso

esprimere

balbettare

chiacchiericcio

conversazione

parlottare

parlottio

schiamazzare

schiamazzo

sinonimi

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

Traduzioni

bavarder

schwatzen

babiller

charlar

plaudern

Geschwätz

jacassement

babbelen

bavardage

praten

🗣️

φλυαρώ

plappern

papoter

schwätzen

Geplapper

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈtʃætə/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: chateren

Affine saterfriesisch: tjoaterje

Affine frisone occidentale: tsjotterje

Affine olandese: schateren

Affine olandese: koeteren

Affine Middle Low German: kidderen

Affine tedesco: kaudern

Affine danese: 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”).