English Dictionary

chatter

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈtʃætə/

名詞

不可算名詞 通常

Talk, especially meaningless or unimportant talk. / The sound of talking. / The vocalisations of a Eurasian magpie, Pica pica. / The vocalisations of various birds or other animals.

日本語の意味

無意味またはささいな内容のおしゃべり、雑談 / 話している時の音、会話の音 / ユーラシアムガラス（Pica pica）などの鳥や他の動物の鳴き声

The constant chatter in the office made it hard to concentrate on my report.

オフィスで絶え間なく続くおしゃべりのせいで、報告書に集中できなかった。

意味（1）

Talk, especially meaningless or unimportant talk.

意味（2）

The sound of talking.

意味（3）

The vocalisations of a Eurasian magpie, Pica pica.

意味（4）

The vocalisations of various birds or other animals.

The hare cried and complained of the terrible February cold and the disgusting chatter of the owls[.]

意味（5）

An intermittent noise, as from vibration.

Proper brake adjustment will help to reduce the chatter.

意味（6）

(uncountable) In national security, the degree of communication between suspect groups and individuals, used to gauge the degree of expected terrorist activity.

The NSA is concerned about increased chatter between known terror groups.

意味（7）

(uncountable) The situation where a drill or similar tool vibrates and tears the material rather than cutting it cleanly.

chatters （ plural ）