as in to mutter
to speak softly and unclearly
in Hyde Park a clearly disturbed man was chuntering about something
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Recent Examples of chunter
In response to a time violation at the end of the second set, Kyrgios chuntered before imitating Rafa's ticks -- a swipe of the hair on either side followed by a pick at the seat of his shorts.
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Rob Hodgetts, CNN, 23 Jan. 2020
Tobias Menzies as Prince Philip is superb—in voice, mannerisms and plausibility, chuntering about being served venison twice in a week and rolling his eyes at the melodramas of Princess Margaret...
—Emma Dibdin, Town & Country, 18 Nov. 2019
Pedal power had been supplanted by chuntering motorbikes and, ever more, the polished chrome of Audis and SUVs.
—Time, 2 Apr. 2018
Rob Hodgetts, CNN, 23 Jan. 2020
Tobias Menzies as Prince Philip is superb—in voice, mannerisms and plausibility, chuntering about being served venison twice in a week and rolling his eyes at the melodramas of Princess Margaret...
—Emma Dibdin, Town & Country, 18 Nov. 2019
Pedal power had been supplanted by chuntering motorbikes and, ever more, the polished chrome of Audis and SUVs.
—Time, 2 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chunter
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Past albums like Lyfë and 2093 were best experienced as hourslong excursions into illegible rage-rap experiences that washed over the listener, with Yeat’s voice muttering his harmonies amid glitchy laptop bangers.—
Mosi Reeves,
Rolling Stone,
31 Mar. 2026
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In fact, the director was egging me on, encouraging me to go further with the hunching and muttering.—
Andrew Martin,
Vogue,
9 Mar. 2026
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The van’s speakers played a high-volume mashup of construction sounds, Jordan Peterson lectures, Marine Corps drills, and mumbling voices.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Jackson allegedly appeared to be in a highly agitated state and was moving erratically and mumbling, police body camera footage shows.—
Kellie Love,
Hartford Courant,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Chunter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chunter. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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