chatter
chatter (chătʹər) verb
chattered, chattering, chatters
verb, intransitive
1. To talk rapidly, incessantly, and on trivial subjects; jabber.
2. To utter a rapid series of short, inarticulate, speechlike sounds: birds chattering in the trees.
3. To click quickly and repeatedly: Our teeth chattered from the cold.
4. To vibrate or rattle while in operation: A power drill will chatter if the bit is loose.
verb, transitive
To utter in a rapid, usually thoughtless way: chattered a long reply.
noun
1. Idle, trivial talk.
2. The sharp, rapid sounds made by some birds and animals.
3. A series of quick rattling or clicking sounds.
[Middle English chateren, of imitative origin.]
chatʹterer noun