chowter

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To grumble or mutter sulkily. obsolete
    — Chuk poured out the coffee , and handed him the sugar and milk ; and while Richard was eating , the boy tended his master , and chowtered about the room . “ There is not a boom on the river like that , ” he said , " and there'll never be[…]"

词形变化

chowters present,singular,third-person chowtering participle,present chowtered participle,past chowtered past jowter alternative

词源

Uncertain. Compare dialectal chowre (“to complain”), and English dialect chow (“to grumble”).
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