Definition
British and Northern English dialect: to complain, mutter, or grumble in a persistent but not loud manner.
Etymology
Likely from dialectal or onomatopoetic origins in Northern English, possibly related to the sound of muttering. Known in British English since at least the 19th century.
Kelly Says
This word is so geographically specific—familiar to Northern English and Scottish speakers but almost unknown in Southern England or America—that it's a perfect example of how English is really dozens of dialects that don't share all their vocabulary.
Translations
ARالعربية
chunnter
chon-ter
CACatalà
chunter
chon-ter
CSČeština
chunter
chon-ter
DEDeutsch
chunter
chon-ter
ELΕλληνικά
chunter
chon-ter
ESEspañol
chunter
chon-ter
FRFrançais
chunter
chon-ter
HUMagyar
chunter
chon-ter
IDBahasa Indonesia
chunter
chon-ter
ITItaliano
chunter
chon-ter
MSBahasa Melayu
chunter
chon-ter
MYမြန်မာ
chunter
chon-ter
NLNederlands
chunter
chon-ter
PLPolski
chunter
chon-ter
PTPortuguês
chunter
chon-ter
RORomână
chunter
chon-ter
RUРусский
чунтер
chun-ter
SVSvenska
chunter
chon-ter
SWKiswahili
chunter
chon-ter
TEతెలుగు
చూంటర్
choon-ter
TRTürkçe
chunter
chon-ter
UKУкраїнська
чунтер
chun-ter
VITiếng Việt
chunter
chon-ter