Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of chatter
adjectivechattering (not comparable)
- not comparableThat chatters
nounchattering (plural chatterings)
plural chatterings
- A noise that chatters.
That speed mimics the natural electrical chatterings of the brain, said Dr. Karl Deisseroth, an assistant professor of bioengineering at Stanford.
2007 August 14, Ingfei Chen, “The Beam of Light That Flips a Switch That Turns on the Brain”, in New York Times - Output fluctuation before reaching a stable condition.
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APA
chattering. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chattering
MLA
“chattering.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chattering. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chattering,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chattering.
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