mutter
- to utter words indistinctly or in a low tone, often as if talking to oneself; murmur.
- to complain murmuringly; grumble.
- to make a low, rumbling sound.
- to utter indistinctly or in a low tone: to mutter complaints.
- the act or utterance of a person who mutters.
Origin of mutter
Synonyms for mutter
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moan, growl, groan, whisper, snarl, murmur, sputter, complain, grouse, muddle, rumble, grouch, swallow, grunt, croakExamples from the Web for muttered
Contemporary Examples of muttered
"That was crazy," Lynn Jenkins of Kansas muttered to another member as she walked to greet Boehner.
“Nonsense,” muttered Hawberk, searching on the floor for a fallen rivet.
Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the ShowRobert W. Chambers
February 20, 2014
“We are now in communication with ten thousand men,” he muttered.
Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the ShowRobert W. Chambers
February 20, 2014
“The scolloped tatters of the King in Yellow must hide Yhtill forever,” he muttered, but I do not believe Vance heard him.
Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the ShowRobert W. Chambers
February 20, 2014
And as I lay and tossed about, the voice in my ears seemed more distinct, and I began to understand the words he had muttered.
Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the ShowRobert W. Chambers
February 20, 2014
Historical Examples of muttered
"Nothing but a half loaf, and that's dry enough," muttered the stranger.
Brave and BoldHoratio Alger
“Not but what she would have royal example,” muttered Tibble aside.
The Armourer's PrenticesCharlotte M. Yonge
"He must have stolen it," muttered Halbert, looking after Robert with disappointment and chagrin.
Brave and BoldHoratio Alger
“I hope he will yet give the mounseer a good shaking,” muttered Smallbones.
The Armourer's PrenticesCharlotte M. Yonge
"A six-foot stave throws a twelve-foot shadow," he muttered.
The White CompanyArthur Conan Doyle
mutter
- to utter (something) in a low and indistinct tone
- (intr) to grumble or complain
- (intr) to make a low continuous murmuring sound
- a muttered sound or complaint
Word Origin for mutter
Mutter
- Anne-Sophie. born 1963, German violinist
Word Origin and History for muttered
mutter
early 14c., moteren "to mumble," from a common PIE imitative *mut- "to grunt, mutter" (cf. Old Norse muðla "to murmur," Latin muttire "to mutter," Old High German mutilon "to murmur, mutter; to drizzle"), with frequentative suffix -er. Related: Muttered; muttering.
mutter
1630s, from mutter (v.).