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▪ I. chutter, v.|ˈtʃʌtə(r)|
[Imit.]
intr. To make a clattering, spluttering noise. Hence ˈchuttering vbl. n., (a) a subdued chirping (E.D.D.); (b) any kind of mechanically produced noise which is constantly repeated.
1938J. Steinbeck Long Valley 155 The chuttering of the Diesel engine. 1948D. Ballantyne Cunninghams (1963) ii. xix. 209 The mudguards scraped against the tires as it [sc. a car] chuttered into Massey Avenue, and it sounded as though it would fall to pieces any old time. 1961B. Crump Hang On (1963) 15 An unregistered model A truck with a boiling radiator chuttered round the corner and stopped. 1961W. Sansom Last Hours S. Lee ii. 27 The typewriters belling and chuttering.
▪ II. chutter, n. rare.|ˈtʃʌtə(r)|
[f. the vb.]
= chuttering vbl. n. (see prec.).
1951J. Steinbeck Burning Bright i. 2 Came sounds of the developing show..the chutter of gathering people. |