- present participle of chatter.
chattering
Example Sentences
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In the mid-1980s Mr. Harris attended FBI seminars on criminal psychology and forensic investigation, gathering details he used to set readers’ teeth to chattering.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
Throughout this decimated-but-not-dead neighborhood, she heard hammers striking, trucks rumbling, construction workers chattering.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025
The home stands are almost entirely empty, the temperature has dropped, and teeth are chattering on the away terrace as Truro kick off.
From BBC • Oct. 26, 2025
Grief, too, steers us, a cleansing ritual, as I recall each time my wife and I meander beneath Green-Wood’s leafy canopy, parakeets swooping and chattering overhead, or sit quietly in its hushed chapel.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2025
We left Seth wheezing on the mat, his sleeping cloth pulled tight around him, teeth chattering.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
