chatter Copy link Outline I. An inarticulate noise; esp. of birds1. clāmor2. clangorII. Idle talkIII. A noise made by the teeth1. crĕpĭtus, ūs2. strīdor • chatter, chattering (subs.) I. An inarticulate noise; esp. of birds: 1. clāmor: the c. of cranes, c. gruum, Lucr.: v. noise. 2. clangor: applied to the noise made by various birds, as, cranes, Stat.; sparrows, Cic.; geese, Liv. II. Idle talk: garrŭlĭtas: Ov.: Quint.: v. babble. III. A noise made by the teeth: 1. crĕpĭtus, ūs: a c. of the teeth, dentium c., Cic. 2. strīdor: a c. of the teeth, s. dentium, Cels.