chatter

Downstairs in the basement, a team of covert listeners followed their chatter, gleaning vital insights into Germany's war plans.

From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026

We faced a long journey home so it was straight back in the car and there was much chatter about what we had witnessed.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

The volatile semiconductor sector sold off amid advances in Chinese technology and chatter about “circular” artificial-intelligence deals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

By formally asking Congress to direct Amtrak to make the change, however, the administration has transformed what once appeared to be political chatter into an official transportation proposal.

From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2026

As our mothers chatter on, Elizabeth and I exchange glances.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

"I had no one to talk to all day -- to the point my mouth almost felt stale from not speaking. But then this little one came along and chatters with me all the time."

From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026

Bates chatters in almost every recap of the previous episode.

From Salon ● Dec. 20, 2024

She describes him as a social butterfly who chatters away in a "cute little whistle tone" and loves annoying the adult penguins "like any typical toddler would".

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2024

Email your questions and chatters to [email protected] or tweet us @SlateGabfest.

From Slate ● Apr. 13, 2023

Prim, who came home from school in time to see the last two dresses, chatters on about them with my mother.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

Then gossips chattered that a huge “bear raid,” or manipulation of stocks by short sellers, would be launched the following morning.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026

Supporters dressed in pink – their candidate's favourite colour – chattered in anticipation of her arrival.

From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2025

We chattered nonstop, teased each other, and enjoyed learning and cooking together before sitting down to dinner with our host and her husband.

From Salon ● Feb. 22, 2025

Dozens of schoolmates chattered happily under the pines, kicking a soccer ball on sun-streaked grass, climbing a play structure and scarfing down pizza.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2025

My cousins chattered as much as before, but they waited until Father Amadi said something first and then pounced on it in response.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

“Game recognizes game,” the aide who’d been chattering in his ear said as they walked away.

From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026

To examine that interconnectedness, she introduces such concepts as “pervasive sensory entanglement”—the state in which our brains exist, with all our senses chattering away at one another.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026

Throughout this decimated-but-not-dead neighborhood, she heard hammers striking, trucks rumbling, construction workers chattering.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025

They were chattering innocently and said they’d been to the cookie store on Lincoln Avenue and were headed home, to a house that survived.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025

But Donkeyberry paid no more attention to Nhamo’s questions than she would to a chattering bird.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer