onomatopoeia; sound of loud, incessant talking
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesonomatopoeia
chattering; jabbering; sound of noisy, incessant talk
informalOften used to describe loud, rapid, and somewhat annoying conversation, especially by multiple people or in a lively, uncontrolled manner.
Hái孩
zi子
men们
zài在
yuàn院
zi子
lǐ里
jī叽
li里
guā呱
lā啦
de地
shuō说
gè个
bù不
tíng停
。
The children chattered incessantly in the yard.
Tā他
men们
zài在
diàn电
huà话
lǐ里
jī叽
li里
guā呱
lā啦
de地
shuō说
le了
bàn半
tiān天
。
They jabbered away on the phone for ages.
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Jiào教
shì室
lǐ里
tū突
rán然
jī叽
li里
guā呱
lā啦
de地
chǎo吵
le了
qǐ起
lái来
。
The classroom suddenly erupted in noisy chatter.
Tā他
jī叽
li里
guā呱
lā啦
de地
shuō说
gè个
méi没
wán完
，
méi没
rén人
néng能
chā插
shàng上
huà话
。
He kept on jabbering nonstop, and no one could get a word in.