chatter (v.) Copy link Outline I. To utter inarticulate soundsII. To talk nonsenseIII. To clatter together (of the teeth)1. crĕpĭto, 12. strīdeo, 2; or strīdo, 3 • chatter (v.): I. To utter inarticulate sounds: balbūtio, 4: the blackbird sings in the summer, c.s in the winter, canit aestate, hieme b. merula, Plin.: Cic.: v. to babble. II. To talk nonsense: garrĭo, balbūtio, effūtĭo: v. to babble. III. To clatter together (of the teeth): 1. crĕpĭto, 1: my teeth c., crepito dentibus, Pl.: Ov. 2. strīdeo, 2; or strīdo, 3: the patient's teeth c., aeger dentibus stridet, Cels.