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Chattered vs Shattered - What's the difference?

chattered | shattered |

As verbs the difference between chattered and shattered

is that chattered is past tense of chatter while shattered is past tense of shatter.

As an adjective shattered is

physically broken into pieces.

chattered

English

Verb

(head)
  • (chatter)

    • Anagrams

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    chatter

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) , of imitative origin.

    Noun

    (-)
  • talk, especially meaningless or unimportant talk
  • the sound of talking
  • the sound made by a magpie
  • an intermittent noise, as from vibration
    • Proper brake adjustment will help to reduce the chatter .
  • 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.
    Synonyms
    * (sense) chattering, chatting, nattering * See also

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To talk idly.
    • They knitted and chattered the whole time.
  • * Shakespeare
    • To tame a shrew, and charm her chattering tongue.
  • Of teeth, machinery, etc, to make a noise by rapid collisions.
    • He was so cold that his teeth were chattering .
  • To utter sounds which somewhat resemble language, but are inarticulate and indistinct.
  • * Wordsworth
    • The jaw makes answer, as the magpie chatters .
    Synonyms
    * (talk idly) chat, natter * (make a chattering noise) clatter, knock, pink (said of an engine )

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • one who chats
  • (Internet) a user of chat rooms
  • * 2013 , Michael K. Sullivan, Sexual Minorities (page 148)
    • During the chat sessions, two outreach team members would engage in a conversation about the topic chosen for that event in the main chat room and entice other chatters to join in.

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    shattered

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (shatter)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • physically broken into pieces
  • *{{quote-book, year=1907, author=
    • , title=The Dust of Conflict , chapter=30 citation , passage=It was by his order the shattered leading company flung itself into the houses when the Sin Verguenza were met by an enfilading volley as they reeled into the calle.}}
  • emotionally defeated or dispirited
  • * 2000 Lionel Robbins, A history of economic thought: the LSE lectures, Princeton University Press, p221
    • Well, she died after seven years of marriage, and Mill thought that he was shattered', and ' shattered no doubt he was, in the sense of this absolutely irreparable emotional loss.
  • * 2000 Nellie McHenry, Forbidden Dreams of Love, chapter 26
    • She refused to see him for two days. He was shattered . He sent his apologies.
  • * 2010 Mary Alice Beasley, Shattered Lens: A Tale of Domestic Violence and Redemption Through Love, AuthorHouse, p261
    • Yes, he had gotten his revenge for my rejection. I was shattered but remained silent.