chunter

chunter [chuhn-ter] ExamplesWord Origin verb (used without object) British Informal.

1. to grumble or grouse mildly or tediously.

Origin of chunter 1590–1600; orig. dial. (Midlands, N England) chunter, chunder, chunner; compare Scots channer in same sense; expressive word of obscure origin Examples from the Web for chunter Historical Examples of chunter

Since she had another seat and was quite comfortable, we smiled and let her chunter.

Sea and Sardinia

D. H. Lawrence

British Dictionary definitions for chunter chunter chunner (ˈtʃʌnə) verb

1. (intr often foll by on) British informal to mutter or grumble incessantly in a meaningless fashion

Word Origin for chunter C16: probably of imitative origin