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mutter

[muht-er]

verb (used without object)

  1. to utter words indistinctly or in a low tone, often as if talking to oneself; murmur.

  2. to complain murmuringly; grumble.

  3. to make a low, rumbling sound.



verb (used with object)

  1. to utter indistinctly or in a low tone.

    to mutter complaints.

noun

  1. the act or utterance of a person who mutters.

mutter

1

/ ˈʌə /

verb

  1. to utter (something) in a low and indistinct tone

  2. (intr) to grumble or complain

  3. (intr) to make a low continuous murmuring sound

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a muttered sound or complaint

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Mutter

2

/ ˈʊə /

noun

  1. Anne-Sophie. born 1963, German violinist

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • mutterer noun
  • mutteringly adverb
  • unmuttered adjective
  • unmuttering adjective
  • unmutteringly adverb
  • ˈܳٳٱԲ noun
  • ˈܳٳٱԲly adverb
  • ˈܳٳٱ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of mutter1

1325–75; Middle English moteren, perhaps frequentative of moot ( Old English ōپ to speak); -er 6
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of mutter1

C14 moteren; related to Norwegian (dialect) mutra, Old High German ܳپō; compare Old English ōپ to speak
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Synonym Study

See murmur.
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Example Sentences

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This is what many people are muttering to themselves after a weekend of protests that ended with chaos in downtown Sunday night.

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When he mutters aloud what he is thinking about Shane — “Daughter married an idiot” — all hell breaks loose, prompting Rhys to flee without explanation or apology.

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“He better be working out because I’m just horrified about that fight — just horrified,” Kind mutters while shaking his head and picking at a small plate of bananas and peanut butter.

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She described how Gordon started to rock "backwards and forwards in a chair", muttering under his breath that he was "confused".

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“Senior moment,” a disappointed Big Red teammate muttered in the dugout.

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