chunters

verb

present tense third-person singular of chunter, British
as in mutters
to speak softly and unclearly in Hyde Park a clearly disturbed man was chuntering about something

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chunters
  1. mutters
  2. mumbles
  3. whispers
  4. murmurs
  5. grunts
Verb
  • That’s when Way mutters the p-word — under his breath for plausible deniability, but certainly still with the intention of being heard, smirking at the sound of my laughter.
    — Selome Hailu, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Wilde read on social media that the tune actually inspired a movie theater meet-cute, as Nash mutters profanity mid-song.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 11 July 2026
Definition of mutters
Verb
  • My brother looks at the floor, mumbles something, and then shuffles away from the table.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Both look over at me and then Lumet mumbles something and the conversation abruptly ends.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2026
Definition of mumbles
Verb
  • The competitiveness of that race, in a midterm year when former President Biden was in the White House, made some question whether Hochul could win a second full term, spurring loud whispers that a progressive challenger should seek to take her out.
    — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • So my heart sank, and Mike Hodges, who’s next to me, whispers in my ear.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of whispers
Verb
  • Moments later, murmurs, then cheers, rippled out from where Pasitney, Gaudry, and Espersen stood.
    — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
  • That pertness should be unbearable, but the scene is written in a minor key and performed by both actors to match, favouring eye contact and murmurs; the sheer brevity prevents it from becoming gloopy or crass.
    — Caspar Salmon, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of murmurs
Verb
  • Someone somewhere shrieks, then grunts before hitting the ground with a thud.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of grunts
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“Chunters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chunters. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026.

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