chunter en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ˈt͡ʃʌn.tɚ/ (US)
- /ˈtʃʌn.tə/ (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
Meanings
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(British, Ireland, dialectal) To 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:
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(British, Ireland, dialectal) To 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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| chunters | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| chuntering | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| chuntered | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| chuntered | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Translations (8)
it sussurrare (speak in a soft, indistinct manner, mutter) · cs mrmlat (speak in a soft, indistinct manner, mutter) · fr se plaindre (grumble, complain) · it bisbigliare (speak in a soft, indistinct manner, mutter) · cs mrmlat (grumble, complain) · sh мумлати (speak in a soft, indistinct manner, mutter) · it borbottare (grumble, complain) · it brontolare (grumble, complain)