chunter
Americanverb (used without object)
verb
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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Built on a relentless but shifting rhythmic chunter, it dies away to the sound of a lonely drum, but not before a high tintinnabulation on glockenspiel has told us that someone has won big.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 26, 2013
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
He continues to chunter away to Portuguese umpire Mariana Alves at the changeover - apparently he wanted to challenge earlier but she said he had taken too long to decide.
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2010
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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