chattering

Example Sentences

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It was the topic du jour among the chattering class, with notable voices like the women of the “The View,” Chelsea Handler and a former “Real Housewife of Beverly Hills” weighing in.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

She fielded personal phone calls in the office, chattering away with friends who she said were about to visit New Zealand, drawing maps of Auckland for them.

From Slate • Jul. 22, 2025

The "Call Her Daddy" conversation was not the contentious tête-à-tête the chattering class has come to expect after decades of cable news bloviating somehow came to represent meaningful political coverage.

From Salon • Oct. 8, 2024

This proposal generated cavils in the chattering classes that it would drive home prices up to absorb the $25,000 grant, putatively keeping homes out of the reach of the beneficiaries.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2024

Across the room, Gran’s snores were deep and even, undisturbed by the chattering and screeching of the pixies.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff