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chatter collapse: the high-pitched continuing noise made by animals (birds or monkeys); the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine; speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly; make noise as if chattering away; "The magpies were chattering in the trees"; cut unevenly with a chattering tool; click repeatedly or uncontrollably; "Chattering teeth"

babble collapse: gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby; to talk foolishly; "The two women babbled and crooned at the baby"; utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way; "The old man is only babbling--don't pay attention"

dally collapse: consider not very seriously; "He is trifling with her"; "She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania"; waste time; "Get busy--don't dally!"; behave carelessly or indifferently; "Play about with a young girl's affection"

hibernate collapse: sleep during winter; "Bears must eat a lot of food before they hibernate in their caves"; be in an inactive or dormant state

pep talk collapse: a speech of exhortation attempting to instill enthusiasm and determination in a team or staff

valedictory collapse: of a speech expressing leave-taking; "a valedictory address"; of or relating to an occasion or expression of farewell; "a valedictory address"; "valedictory praise for his uniformly manly course"; "a suitable valedictory gesture"

flannel collapse: a soft light woolen fabric; used for clothing; (usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth

recitation collapse: a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance; "the program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems"; written matter that is recited from memory

skull session collapse: teaching strategy to an athletic team; a session (as of executives or advisors) to discuss policy or strategy or to solve problems or exchange ideas

ventilate collapse: furnish with an opening to allow air to circulate or gas to escape; "The architect did not think about ventilating the storage space"; circulate through and freshen; "The gust of air ventilated the room"; expose to the circulation of fresh air so as to retard spoilage; "Wheat should be well ventilated"

rumor collapse: gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth; tell or spread rumors; "It was rumored that the next president would be a woman"

filibuster collapse: a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches; a legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that he (or she) opposes; obstruct deliberately by delaying; of legislation

palaver collapse: loud and confused and empty talk; "mere rhetoric"; have a lengthy discussion, usually between people of different backgrounds

chin collapse: the protruding part of the lower jaw; raise oneself while hanging from one's hands until one's chin is level with the support bar

gas collapse: the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity; relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature; the ability to diffuse readily; and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container; a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely; attack with gas; subject to gas fumes; "The despot gassed the rebellious tribes"

bunk collapse: a rough bed (as at a campsite); a long trough for feeding cattle; unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements); provide with a bunk; "We bunked the children upstairs"

exhortation collapse: a communication intended to urge or persuade the recipients to take some action; the act of exhorting; an earnest attempt at persuasion

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