chitter-chatter vs gassing

chitter-chatter

noun
  • Talk about trivial or nonsensical matters; inconsequential or incessant conversation. 

  • Light and lively discussion. 

  • The chattering of teeth due to trembling, shivering, etc. 

verb
  • To talk trivially, nonsensically, or incessantly. 

gassing

noun
  • boasting; insincere or empty talk 

  • Any similar process of singeing. 

  • The process of passing cotton goods between two rollers and exposing them to numerous minute jets of gas to burn off the small fibres. 

  • Poisoning by noxious gas. 

  • The liberation of hydrogen from an overcharged battery due to electrolysis of the electrolyte. 

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