chunters

present tense third-person singular of chunter, British

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for chunters
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Both look over at me and then Lumet mumbles something and the conversation abruptly ends.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • Adam pushes Agathe down onto the bed and whispers a secret name in her ear.
    Hannah Gold, New Yorker, 17 June 2026
  • In the film’s very last scene, In Vivo whispers something to Daniel and Margaret.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 12 June 2026
Verb
  • Yoon murmurs something into her ear.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
  • There are also murmurs about the US government wanting a stake in the company.
    Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 11 June 2026
Verb
  • But young Fraser barely grunts under the punishment, then puts his shirt back on and goes to see how Julia is doing.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Chunters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chunters. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.

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