chunter

[ chuhn-ter ]

/ ˈtʃʌn tər /

verb (used without object) British Informal.

to grumble or grouse mildly or tediously.

Nearby words

chunjie, chunk, chunking, chunky, chunnel, chunter, chupacabra, chupatti, chuppah, chuquisaca, chur

Origin of chunter

1590–1600; orig. dial. (Midlands, N England) chunter, chunder, chunner; compare Scots channer in same sense; expressive word of obscure origin

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British Dictionary definitions for chuntering

chunter

chunner (ˈtʃʌnə)

/ (ˈtʃʌntə) /

verb

(intr often foll by on) British informal to mutter or grumble incessantly in a meaningless fashion

Word Origin for chunter

C16: probably of imitative origin

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