chattered

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chattered - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

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