Chatter vs. Gibberish — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Chatter and Gibberish
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Definitions
Chatter
Talk informally about unimportant matters
She was chattering about her holiday
Gibberish
Gibberish, also called jibber-jabber or gobbledygook, is speech that is (or appears to be) nonsense. It may include speech sounds that are not actual words, or language games and specialized jargon that seems nonsensical to outsiders."Gibberish" is also used as an imprecation to denigrate or tar ideas or opinions the user disagrees with or finds irksome, a rough equivalent of "nonsense", "folderol", or "claptrap".
Chatter
Informal talk
He was full of inconsequential but amusing chatter
Gibberish
Unintelligible or meaningless speech or writing; nonsense
He talks gibberish
Chatter
A series of short, quick high-pitched sounds
The starlings' constant chatter
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Gibberish
Unintelligible or nonsensical talk or writing.
Chatter
To talk rapidly, incessantly, and on trivial subjects; jabber.
Gibberish
Highly technical or esoteric language.
Chatter
To utter a rapid series of short, inarticulate, speechlike sounds
Birds chattering in the trees.
Gibberish
Unnecessarily pretentious or vague language.
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Chatter
To click quickly and repeatedly
Our teeth chattered from the cold.
Gibberish
Speech or writing that is unintelligible, incoherent or meaningless.
Chatter
To vibrate or rattle while in operation
A power drill will chatter if the bit is loose.
Gibberish
Needlessly obscure or overly technical language.
Chatter
To utter in a rapid, usually thoughtless way
Chattered a long reply.
Gibberish
(uncountable) A language game, comparable to pig Latin, in which one inserts a nonsense syllable before the first vowel in each syllable of a word.
Chatter
Idle, trivial talk.
Gibberish
Unintelligible, incoherent or meaningless
Chatter
Communication, such as email and phone calls, between people who are involved in terrorism or espionage, as monitored by a government agency.
Gibberish
Rapid and inarticulate talk; unintelligible language; unmeaning words.
He, like a gypsy, oftentimes would go;All kinds of gibberish he had learnt to know.
Such gibberish as children may be heard amusing themselves with.
Chatter
The sharp, rapid sounds made by some birds and animals.
Gibberish
Incomprehensible, obscure, or pretentious technical talk or writing; excessively obscure jargon.
Chatter
A series of quick rattling or clicking sounds.
Gibberish
Unmeaning; as, gibberish language.
Chatter
Talk, especially meaningless or unimportant talk.
Gibberish
Unintelligible talking
Chatter
The sound of talking.
Chatter
The vocalisations of a Eurasian magpie, Pica pica.
Chatter
The vocalisations of various birds or other animals.
Chatter
An intermittent noise, as from vibration.
Proper brake adjustment will help to reduce the chatter.
Chatter
(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.
Chatter
(uncountable) The situation where a drill or similar tool vibrates and tears the material rather than cutting it cleanly.
Chatter
One who chats.
Chatter
(Internet) A user of chat rooms.
Chatter
(intransitive) To talk idly.
They knitted and chattered the whole time.
Chatter
To make a noise by rapid collisions.
He was so cold that his teeth were chattering.
Chatter
To utter sounds which somewhat resemble language, but are inarticulate and indistinct.
Chatter
To utter sounds which somewhat resemble language, but are inarticulate and indistinct.
The jaw makes answer, as the magpie chatters.
Chatter
To talk idly, carelessly, or with undue rapidity; to jabber; to prate.
To tame a shrew, and charm her chattering tongue.
Chatter
To make a noise by rapid collisions.
With chattering teeth, and bristling hair upright.
Chatter
To utter rapidly, idly, or indistinctly.
Begin his witless note apace to chatter.
Chatter
Sounds like those of a magpie or monkey; idle talk; rapid, thoughtless talk; jabber; prattle.
Your words are but idle and empty chatter.
Chatter
Noise made by collision of the teeth, as in shivering.
Chatter
Noisy talk
Chatter
The rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine
Chatter
The high-pitched continuing noise made by animals (birds or monkeys)
Chatter
Click repeatedly or uncontrollably;
Chattering teeth
Chatter
Cut unevenly with a chattering tool
Chatter
Talk socially without exchanging too much information;
The men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze
Chatter
Speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
Chatter
Make noise as if chattering away;
The magpies were chattering in the trees