What (who) is chunter - definition
chunter
¦ verb Brit. informal
1. chatter or grumble monotonously.
2. move slowly and noisily.
Origin
C17: prob. imitative.
chunter
To wander around, seemingly aimlessly, but usually with some sort of purpose - although somone chuntering is easily distracted.
Tom: Have you seen Harry?Dick: Yeah, he's chuntering around somewhere..
Tom: Have you seen Harry?Dick: Yeah, he's chuntering around somewhere..
Examples of use of chunter
1. That was the hot gossip as MPs packed into the Chamber shortly before noon and swelled the air with chunter and bloodthirsty excitement.
2. Because the regulators wanted quality up to European Union standards first; because borrowing millions to dig holes in roads means making enough profit to impress the banks you have to borrow from; because regulators worry about price and customers chunter about a "commodity" that pours from on high.