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chunter

American

[chuhn-ter] / ˈtʃʌn tər /

verb (used without object)

British Informal.

to grumble or grouse mildly or tediously.

chunter British

/ ˈtʃʌnə, ˈtʃʌntə /

verb

informal to mutter or grumble incessantly in a meaningless fashion

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Etymology

Origin of chunter

First recorded in 1590–1600; originally dialect (Midlands, N England) chunter, chunder, chunner; compare Scots channer in same sense; expressive word of obscure origin

Example Sentences

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chunter

For an institution that is supposed to chunter away genially in the background, it has been quite in-your-face for a while now.

From BBC ● May 5, 2023

It will not be quite the same at the ceremony if Tokyo's version of Boris is left to chunter on about Asia 1 and Asia 2's prospective pool partners.

From The Guardian ● Dec. 6, 2012

All these approaches mean that Moore’s law should be able to chunter along for a few more years, at least.

From Economist ● Aug. 17, 2011

It was solid, if unspectacular entertainment and the murmuring members found time to tut and chunter as the umpire called "net" instead of "let" on a succession of let services.

From Reuters ● Jun. 21, 2011

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

From Sea and Sardinia by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence

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