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chitter-chatter

noun, verb — 4 senses

chitter-chatter

noun

Etymology From a reduplication of chatter. Compare chit-chat from chat; pitter-patter from patter; etc.

1

Light and lively discussion.

2

Talk about trivial or nonsensical matters; inconsequential or incessant conversation.

3

Dialectal The chattering of teeth due to trembling, shivering, etc.

chitter-chatter

verb

Etymology From a reduplication of chatter. Compare chit-chat from chat; pitter-patter from patter; etc.

1

To talk trivially, nonsensically, or incessantly.

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.