talk vs chatter

chatter vs talk

talk and chatter both are nouns.

talk and chatter both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
talk	Yes	No	Yes	No
chatter	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, chatter is a hyponym of talk; that is, chatter is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than talk:

talk: an exchange of ideas via conversation
chatter: noisy talk

Other hyponyms of talk include cant, pious platitude, dialog, dialogue, duologue, heart-to-heart, shmooze, shop talk, idle words, jazz, malarkey, malarky, nothingness, wind, cackle, yack, yak, yakety-yak.

As verbs, chatter is a hyponym of talk; that is, chatter is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than talk:

talk: express in speech
chatter: speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly

Other hyponyms of talk include read, phonate, vocalise, vocalize, troll, begin, lip off, shoot one's mouth off, shout, whisper, peep, speak up, snap, snarl, enthuse, speak in tongues, swallow, verbalise, verbalize, whiff, talk about, talk of, blubber, blubber out, drone, drone on, bumble, falter, stammer, stutter, rasp, blunder, blunder out, blurt, blurt out, ejaculate, inflect, modulate, tone, deliver, present, generalise, generalize, blab, blabber, clack, gabble, gibber, maunder, palaver, piffle, prate, prattle, tattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle, jaw, rattle on, yack, yack away, yap away, open up, snivel, whine, murmur, maunder, mumble, mussitate, mutter, slur, bark, bay, jabber, mouth off, rabbit on, rant, rave, spout, hiss, sibilate, siss, sizz, cackle, babble, chant, intone, tone, gulp, sing, talmbout.

talk (noun)	chatter (noun)
the act of giving a talk to an audience	noisy talk
an exchange of ideas via conversation	the high-pitched continuing noise made by animals (birds or monkeys)
idle gossip or rumor	the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine
a speech that is open to the public
discussion; (`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of')

talk (verb)	chatter (verb)
express in speech	speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
exchange thoughts; talk with	talk socially without exchanging too much information
reveal information	make noise as if chattering away
use language	cut unevenly with a chattering tool
deliver a lecture or talk	click repeatedly or uncontrollably
divulge confidential information or secrets

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