"chunter" meaning in English

See chunter in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈtʃʌn.tə/ [UK], /ˈt͡ʃʌn.tɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-chunter.wav Forms: chunters [present, singular, third-person], chuntering [participle, present], chuntered [participle, past], chuntered [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} chunter (third-person singular simple present chunters, present participle chuntering, simple past and past participle chuntered)
  1. (British, Ireland, dialect) To speak in a soft, indistinct manner, mutter. Tags: British, Ireland, dialectal Categories (topical): Talking Translations (speak in a soft, indistinct manner, mutter): mrmlat (Czech), sussurrare (Italian), bisbigliare (Italian), мумлати (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-chunter-en-verb-2TbsV-qI Disambiguation of Talking: 87 13 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of 'speak in a soft, indistinct manner, mutter': 94 6
  2. (British, Ireland, dialect) To grumble, complain. Tags: British, Ireland, dialectal Translations (grumble, complain): mrmlat (Czech), se plaindre (French), borbottare (Italian), brontolare (Italian)
    Sense id: en-chunter-en-verb-FaxZVfP2 Disambiguation of 'grumble, complain': 5 95

Inflected forms

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        "(British, Ireland, dialect) To speak in a soft, indistinct manner, mutter."
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          "word": "sussurrare"
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          "word": "bisbigliare"
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
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      "sense": "speak in a soft, indistinct manner, mutter",
      "word": "mrmlat"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "speak in a soft, indistinct manner, mutter",
      "word": "sussurrare"
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      "sense": "speak in a soft, indistinct manner, mutter",
      "word": "bisbigliare"
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      "sense": "speak in a soft, indistinct manner, mutter",
      "word": "мумлати"
    },
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      "sense": "grumble, complain",
      "word": "mrmlat"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "grumble, complain",
      "word": "se plaindre"
    },
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "grumble, complain",
      "word": "borbottare"
    },
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "grumble, complain",
      "word": "brontolare"
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