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Chatter vs Chutter - What's the difference?

chatter | chutter |

As nouns the difference between chatter and chutter

is that chatter is talk, especially meaningless or unimportant talk while chutter is an alarm call used by vervets to warn of the presence of a snake.

As verbs the difference between chatter and chutter

is that chatter is to talk idly while chutter is to make an alarm call of this kind.

chatter

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) , of imitative origin.

Noun

(-)
  • talk, especially meaningless or unimportant talk
  • the sound of talking
  • the sound made by a magpie
  • an intermittent noise, as from vibration
    • Proper brake adjustment will help to reduce the chatter .
  • in national security, the degree of communication between suspect groups and individuals, used to gauge the degree of expected terrorist activity.
    • The NSA is concerned about increased chatter between known terror groups.
    Synonyms
    * (sense) chattering, chatting, nattering * See also

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To talk idly.
    • They knitted and chattered the whole time.
  • * Shakespeare
    • To tame a shrew, and charm her chattering tongue.
  • Of teeth, machinery, etc, to make a noise by rapid collisions.
    • He was so cold that his teeth were chattering .
  • To utter sounds which somewhat resemble language, but are inarticulate and indistinct.
  • * Wordsworth
    • The jaw makes answer, as the magpie chatters .
    Synonyms
    * (talk idly) chat, natter * (make a chattering noise) clatter, knock, pink (said of an engine )

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • one who chats
  • (Internet) a user of chat rooms
  • * 2013 , Michael K. Sullivan, Sexual Minorities (page 148)
    • During the chat sessions, two outreach team members would engage in a conversation about the topic chosen for that event in the main chat room and entice other chatters to join in.

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    chutter

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An alarm call used by vervets to warn of the presence of a snake.
  • * 1985 , Alison Jolly, The Evolution of Primate Behavior (page 75)
    • Vervet monkeys have several different sorts of call, including "leopard alarm barks," "eagle rraups'," and "snake ' chutters " (Struhsaker, 1967).
  • * 1995 , Stanis?aw Puppel, The Biology of Language (page 3)
    • The vervet's main claim to fame, however, lies in its alarm calls, in which it distinguishes between different types of predator: a chutter warns of the presence of a snake; a rraup is uttered when an eagle is spotted; a chirp is used for lions

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make an alarm call of this kind.