mutter

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UK /ˈmʌtə/ US /ˈmʌtɚ/

verb 3noun 2name 1

Collocations

(verb.)

ADV

gruffly, harshly, hoarsely, huskily, thickly, through clenched/gritted teeth

He muttered gruffly under his breath when told he had to work late again.

quietly, softly, under your breath | incoherently, vaguely

angrily, bitterly, darkly, fiercely, grimly, irritably, savagely, ungraciously

She muttered angrily under her breath when she realized her train was delayed again.

VERB + MUTTER

be heard to, hear sb

He was heard to mutter complaints about the slow service while waiting in line at the café.

PREP

about

She was muttering about the broken coffee machine in the break room again.

She muttered to her friend about how unfair the decision was.

Definitions

noun

A repressed or obscure utterance; an instance of muttering.

The prisoners were docile, and accepted their lot with barely a mutter.

verb

To utter words, especially complaints or angry expressions, indistinctly or with a low voice and lips partly closed; to say under one's breath.

You could hear the students mutter as they were served sodden spaghetti, yet again, in the cafeteria.

The beggar muttered words of thanks, as passersby dropped coins in his cup.

To speak softly and incoherently, or with imperfect articulations.

The asylum inmate muttered some doggerel about chains and pains to himself, over and over.

Meantime your filthy foreigner will stare, / And mutter to himself.

To make a sound with a low, rumbling noise.

April could hear the delivery van's engine muttering in the driveway.

Thick lightnings flash, the muttering thunder rolls.

noun

Peas.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone

noun — a low continuous indistinct sound

verb — make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath

verb — talk indistinctly

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

The prisoners were docile, and accepted their lot with barely a mutter.

Wiktionary

You could hear the students mutter as they were served sodden spaghetti, yet again, in the cafeteria.

Wiktionary

The beggar muttered words of thanks, as passersby dropped coins in his cup.

Wiktionary

This set – the set of Rosol's life – was studded with aces and menacing ground-strokes that left Nadal an impotent spectator often muttering to himself and at the umpire regarding a perceived misdemea

Wiktionary

For he hath heard your murmuring against the Lord: but as for us, what are we, that you mutter against us?

Tatoeba · #8063176

Don't mutter to yourself under your breath, but speak clearly and distinctly.

Tatoeba · #10177322

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