Chat·ter v. i. [imp. & p. p. Chattered p. pr. & vb. n. Chattering.]
1. To utter sounds which somewhat resemble language, but are inarticulate and indistinct.
The jaw makes answer, as the magpie chatters. --Wordsworth.
2. To talk idly, carelessly, or with undue rapidity; to jabber; to prate.
To tame a shrew, and charm her chattering tongue. --Shak.
3. To make a noise by rapid collisions.
With chattering teeth, and bristling hair upright. --Dryden.