chunter

verb

/ˈtʃʌntə(r)/

/ˈtʃʌntər/

[intransitive] (British English, informal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they chunter	/ˈtʃʌntə(r)/ /ˈtʃʌntər/
he / she / it chunters	/ˈtʃʌntəz/ /ˈtʃʌntərz/
past simple chuntered	/ˈtʃʌntəd/ /ˈtʃʌntərd/
past participle chuntered	/ˈtʃʌntəd/ /ˈtʃʌntərd/
-ing form chuntering	/ˈtʃʌntərɪŋ/ /ˈtʃʌntərɪŋ/

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chunter (on) (about something) to talk or complain about something in a way that other people think is boring or annoying咕哝；抱怨 synonym witter
- He’s always chuntering on about something or other.他总是喋喋不休地说些什么。
Word Originlate 17th cent.: probably imitative.

BNC: 41719 COCA: 0

chunter