Mutter - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈmʌtər|  American pronunciation of the word mutter
Brit.  |ˈmʌtə|  British pronunciation of the word mutter

noun

- a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech (syn: murmur, murmuring, muttering)
- a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone (syn: grumble, grumbling, murmur, murmuring, muttering)

verb

- talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice (syn: maunder, mumble)
- make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath (syn: croak, gnarl, grumble, murmur)

Extra examples

She angrily muttered something about her bad luck.

She sat practicing her speech, muttering to herself.

Some employees are muttering about the changes in the pension plan.

I gave an inaudible mutter.

'I never want to come here again,' he muttered to himself.

Elsie muttered something I couldn't catch and walked off.

'He's such an unpleasant man,' Alyssia muttered under her breath.

What are you two muttering about?

Some senators muttered darkly about the threat to national security.

His voice subsided to a mutter.

The mutterings about his leadership continued to grow.

She began to mutter incoherently.

The woman next in line began to mutter to herself.

I heard him mutter a mild swear word.

I misheard “mother” as “mutter.”

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: mutter
he/she/it: mutters
present participle: muttering
past tense: muttered
past participle: muttered
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