noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Grumbling; complaining. countable, uncountable

   "Such misgivings were expressed to anyone who would listen to the chunterings of an increasingly frail old lady."

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of chunter form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

bemoancomplaingrouchlamentmoanpinch

Example

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"Such misgivings were expressed to anyone who would listen to the chunterings of an increasingly frail old lady."

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