a-ˈchatter
[f. a prep.1 11 + chatter v.]
Chattering.
| 1828 Wilson in Blackw. Mag. XXIV. 277 Morning magpie, a-chatter at skreigh of day. 1876 Egan tr. Heine's Atta Troll 89 Shivering and with teeth a-chatter. 1883 Harper's Mag. Jan. 166/1 Eyes blinking and teeth a-chatter. |