chunter

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UK/ˈtʃʌn.tə/US/ˈt͡ʃʌn.tɚ/

verb

To speak in a soft, indistinct manner, mutter.

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Meanings

verbchunter (third-person singular simple present chunters, present participle chuntering, simple past and past participle chuntered)

present singular third person chunters · participle present chuntering · participle past chuntered · past chuntered

  1. BritishIrelanddialectalTo speak in a soft, indistinct manner, mutter.

    Ron continued to chunter under his breath all the way down the street.

    2003 June 21, J. K. Rowling [pseudonym; Joanne Rowling], Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter; 5), London: Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 349
  2. BritishIrelanddialectalTo grumble, complain.

    Since she had another seat and was quite comfortable, we smiled and let her chunter.

    1921, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, “Mandas”, in Sea and Sardinia, New York, N.Y.: Thomas Seltzer, →OCLC, page 136

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
bemoancomplaingrouchmoanpinchsnivel

Translations

Czech mrmlat, mrmlat
  • mrmlatspeak in a soft, indistinct manner, mutter
  • mrmlatgrumble, complain
French se plaindre
  • se plaindregrumble, complain
Italian sussurrare, bisbigliare
  • sussurrarespeak in a soft, indistinct manner, mutter
  • bisbigliarespeak in a soft, indistinct manner, mutter
  • borbottaregrumble, complain
  • brontolaregrumble, complain

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with chunter

hunterGuntherpunterbuntergrunterfronter
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Cite this entry
APA

chunter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chunter

MLA

“chunter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chunter. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chunter,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chunter.

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