nervous chatter

Examples (10)

• The waiting room was filled with the nervous chatter of applicants.
• Her nervous chatter before the speech was a clear sign of her anxiety.
• He tried to fill the awkward silence with incessant nervous chatter.
• The air between them on the first date was thick with nervous chatter.
• The suspect tried to distract the detective with a stream of nervous chatter.
• A sudden hush fell over the room, replacing the earlier nervous chatter.
• I could barely understand her through the nervous chatter on the phone.
• The backstage area buzzed with the nervous chatter of actors before the curtain rose.
• To calm himself, he engaged in mindless, nervous chatter with anyone who would listen.
• The teacher recognized the students' nervous chatter as a sign of exam-related stress.