chunter

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chunter

  • /ˈtʃʌn.tə/ UK
  • /ˈt͡ʃʌn.tɚ/ US

Rhymes with -ʌntə(ɹ)

verb chunters · chuntering · chuntered

  1. British, Ireland, dialectal To speak in a soft, indistinct manner, mutter. Ron continued to chunter under his breath all the way down the street.
  2. British, Ireland, dialectal To grumble, complain. Since she had another seat and was quite comfortable, we smiled and let her chunter.

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verb speak in a soft, indistinct manner, mutter

Italianosussurrare, bisbigliare

verb grumble, complain

Françaisse plaindre
Italianoborbottare, brontolare

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@misc{chunter_2026,
  title = {chunter},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chunter},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}