chattered
Spoke without stopping
Chattered is the past tense of chatter, which describes rapid, continuous talk that is often trivial or idle.
Birds chatter, teeth chatter from cold or fear, and machines chatter when they produce rapid clicking or rattling sounds.
The children chattered excitedly about the trip.
My teeth chattered in the freezing wind.
The word suggests quick, repetitive sounds or speech without much substance or control.
Spoke rapidly, incoherently
- gabbedTalked idly, informally
- jabberedTalked fast and foolishly
- prattledTalked idly at length
- rambledSpoke aimlessly, at length
nattered · yammered · yapped · blathered · talked · conversed · spoke · excitedly
Spread private talk
- whisperedSpoke without full voice
- tattledInformed on someone
- prattledTalked idly at length
- blabbedRevealed secrets carelessly
rumored · buzzed · tittle-tattle · hearsay · scandal · secrets · innuendo · backbiting
Made sharp collision sounds
- rattledDisturbed and unsettled
- clackedMade sharp striking sounds
- clickedSuddenly comprehended
- clatteredMade sharp collision sounds
din · racket · clamor · cacophony · staccato · rapid-fire · machine-gun · typewriter
babbled
Spoke rapidly, incoherently
rambled · nattered · yammered · yapped · blathered · talked · conversed · spoke · excitedly · animatedly
gossiped
Spread private talk
blabbed · rumored · buzzed · tittle-tattle · hearsay · scandal · secrets · innuendo · backbiting · grapevine
clattered
Made sharp collision sounds
clattered · din · racket · clamor · cacophony · staccato · rapid-fire · machine-gun · typewriter · keyboard
chirped
Made small bird sounds
warbled · sang · piped · cheeped · squawked · songbird · sparrow · finch · canary · starling
shivered
Shook from cold
teeth · freezing · chills · frosty · icy · frigid · hypothermia · goosebumps · shaking · uncontrollable
chatteredsaid nothing
fell silent · kept quiet · clammed up · hushed · listened
chattereddrawled
Spoke with elongated vowels
intoned · murmured · mumbled · droned · enunciated
chattereddiscoursed
Spoke formally, extensively
deliberated · pontificated · expounded · orated · contemplated
- chattering teethInvoluntary cold response
- idle chatterTrivial, aimless conversation
- teeth chatteringInvoluntary jaw trembling
- non-stop chatter
- mental chatterContinuous inner commentary
- chattering away