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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In the village, men mutter about their land being taken over by outsiders.—
Catherine Bray,
Variety,
15 Feb. 2026
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But the bad news is that outside of a mutual prisoner exchange, both sides walked away muttering the same old positions.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, everyone is still running around like the Keystone Kops chasing Billie, passing an old lady in a bed eating Jell-O who mumbles something in Diné.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Feb. 2026
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One of the reporters said Bad Bunny often mumbled through the expletives or cut off the word entirely in the show.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Chunter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chunter. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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