Mutter
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈmʌtə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Mutter is a noun meaning A repressed or obscure utterance; an instance of muttering.
Meaning
A repressed or obscure utterance; an instance of muttering.
More Meanings
- To speak softly and incoherently, or with imperfect articulations.
- To make a sound with a low, rumbling noise.
- (Indian cuisine) Peas.
- (transitive, intransitive) To utter words, especially complaints or angry expressions, indistinctly or with a low voice and lips partly closed; to say under one's breath.
Example Sentences
Thick lightnings flash, the muttering thunder rolls.
Meantime your filthy foreigner will stare, / And mutter to himself.
April could hear the delivery van's engine muttering in the driveway.
The prisoners were docile, and accepted their lot with barely a mutter.
Word Forms
- mutters
- muttering
- muttered
Synonyms for mutter
Depending on context, synonyms include growl, grumble, mumble, babble, murmur, ramble.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mussitate, murmuring, murmuration, murmur, mumble, grumble.
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