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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. MutterAnne-Sophie1963FGermanMUSIC: violinist 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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Derived Forms

  • ˈܳٳٱԲ, nounadjective
  • ˈܳٳٱԲly, adverb
  • ˈܳٳٱ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ܳt· noun
  • ܳt·Բ· adverb
  • ܲ·ܳt adjective
  • ܲ·ܳt·Բ adjective
  • un·ܳt·Բ· adverb
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yvlog 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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yvlog 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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It is worth noting, here, the wider hypocrisy demonstrated by elites across France's political spectrum who have recently been muttering their sympathy for Le Pen.

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Ironic, since it was Greene and other Trump-aligned representatives muttering asides like, “Sounds like communism,” as they listed the supposed evils of NPR and PBS.

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“In the House of Representatives, the majority is in complete control,” Cisneros said, as the crowd in El Monte muttered in displeasure.

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Head in hands, eight-year-old Timmy muttered to himself as he tried to beat a robot powered by artificial intelligence at a game of chess.

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Paul and Barry were the well-meaning but hapless, accident-prone brothers who unintentionally caused chaos wherever they went, often with the mutterings of "To me, to you".

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