/ ˈtʃʌntə(r); NAmE / verb
[ v ] chunter (on) (about sth) ( BrE , informal ) to talk or complain about sth in a way that other people think is boring or annoying
SYN witter
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WORD ORIGIN
late 17th cent.: probably imitative.
/ ˈtʃʌntə(r); NAmE / verb
[ v ] chunter (on) (about sth) ( BrE , informal ) to talk or complain about sth in a way that other people think is boring or annoying
SYN witter
••
WORD ORIGIN
late 17th cent.: probably imitative.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005