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Main Entry:1chatter
Pronunciation:*chad.*(r), -at*-
Function:verb
Inflected Form:-ed/-ing/-s
Etymology:Middle English chatteren, of imitative origin
intransitive verb
3 a : to make the sound of or as if of rapidly repeated noisy contacts (as of the teeth of one who is extremely cold or frightened) *master's teeth chattered with horror Donn Byrne* *chatter like castanets in a Spanish dance* *skis will chatter in a turn if they are edged too much Operations in Snow & Extreme Cold (U.S. War Dept.)* *machine guns chattering Philip Wylie* b of a cutting tool : to vibrate rapidly in the action of cutting so as to form ridges or nicks *the plane chattered along the edge of the plank* c : to operate or perform with any irregularity that causes rapid intermittent noise or vibration *the motor chattered in reverse* |