chuntering

present participle of chunter, British

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for chuntering
Verb
  • He was also heard muttering expletives down the stretch, visibly battling the heat and pressure.
    Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
  • That Longhorns fan muttering about Nietzsche was right after all.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • During the video, the person can be heard mumbling and breathing heavily.
    Claudia Lauer, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
  • So meagre, my wife, the one sitting next to her, kept mumbling, ‘Is this it?
    Martha Ross, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2025
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“Chuntering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chuntering. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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