Pronounced: pan-ih-JIR-ick (alt: pan-ih-JAYE-rick), noun
Notes: I’ve run across this word, but couldn’t define it well
Yesterday’s word
The word chunter means “to mutter, grumble, or chatter”
First usage
Our word came into English in the late 1500s
Background / Comments
Our word is considered an imitative word – saying “chunter” several times run together in a low voice can sound like muttering.
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