chattering

Example Sentences

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Then, a mischief of magpies began a ruckus, chattering and hopping from branch to branch of a scraggly tree.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

Expansive vocal backgrounds were blended with a pronounced bass, synthesizers, chattering horns and pounding drums.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 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

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

They stood up on their skinny hind legs; screeching and chattering, and showing their teeth.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls