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Today’s word is chatter, spelled c-h-a-t-t-e-r.

chatter /ˈtʃætə $ -ər/ ●●○ verb [intransitive]

to talk for a long time about things that are not important

She spent the morning chattering away to her friends.

He chattered happily about nothing in particular.

Fashion fans frequently congregate on forums and Facebook groups to chatter about their favorite brands.

— Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, 1 Mar. 2021

She’s not one to chatter on about her woes to a customer.

— Liz Balmaseda, orlandosentinel.com, 7 Mar. 2021

If your teeth chatter, they knock together repeatedly because you are very cold or frightened

I could hardly talk, my teeth were chattering so much.

My teeth were chattering from the cold.

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