chunter
verb /ˈtʃʌntə(r)/
/ˈtʃʌntər/
[intransitive] (British English, informal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they chunter | /ˈtʃʌntə(r)/ /ˈtʃʌntər/ |
| he / she / it chunters | /ˈtʃʌntəz/ /ˈtʃʌntərz/ |
| past simple chuntered | /ˈtʃʌntəd/ /ˈtʃʌntərd/ |
| past participle chuntered | /ˈtʃʌntəd/ /ˈtʃʌntərd/ |
| -ing form chuntering | /ˈtʃʌntərɪŋ/ /ˈtʃʌntərɪŋ/ |
- chunter (on) (about something) to talk or complain about something in a way that other people think is boring or annoying synonym witter
- He’s always chuntering on about something or other.
Word Originlate 17th cent.: probably imitative.