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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But the other 3%, often muttered by students prospectively examining transfer applications, is distinct.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
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Your dad mutters for head movement, for cage cutting, for not playing off the back and creating distance.—
Matthew Shen Goodman,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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At that point, the dad shook his head, mumbled something under his breath, tossed the melon back in the bin, and picked an alternative fruit.—
Catharine Kaufman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Sep. 2025
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Vic mumbled, coughing sleep from his throat.—
Bryan Washington,
New Yorker,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Chunter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chunter. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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