2. Noise made by collision of the teeth, as in shivering.
CHATTERATION
Chat*ter*a"tion, n.
Defn: The act or habit of chattering. [Colloq.]
CHATTERER
Chat"ter*er, n.
1. A prater; an idle talker.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A bird of the family Ampelidæ — so called from its monotonous note. The Bohemion chatterer (Ampelis garrulus) inhabits the arctic regions of both continents. In America the cedar bird is a more common species. See Bohemian chatterer, and Cedar bird.
CHATTERING
Chat"ter*ing, n.
Defn: The act or habit of talking idly or rapidly, or of making inarticulate sounds; the sounds so made; noise made by the collision of the teeth; chatter.
CHATTER MARK Chat"ter mark`. (a) (Mach.) One of the fine undulations or ripples which are formed on the surface of work by a cutting tool which chatters. (b) (Geol.) A short crack on a rock surface planed smooth by a glacier.