chatterbox
pronunciation
How to pronounce chatterbox in British English:
UK [ˈtʃætəbɒks]
How to pronounce chatterbox in American English:
US [ˈtʃætərbɑks]
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- Noun:
- orchid growing along streams or ponds of western North America having leafy stems and 1 greenish-brown and pinkish flower in the axil of each upper leaf
- an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker
Word Origin
- chatterbox (n.)
- 1774, from chatter (n.) + box (n.1).
Example
- 1. To get him to open a chatterbox we must have patience .
- 2. First have sons like these , you chatterbox .
- 3. She was such an engaging little chatterbox !
- 4. He 's really quite a chatterbox .
- 5. I just want some peace and quiet and I 've got a chatterbox sitting opposite me .