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Mutter
/ˈmʌtə/
A repressed or obscure utterance; an instance of muttering.
📖 Definitions of "Mutter"
- 1
A repressed or obscure utterance; an instance of muttering.
"The prisoners were docile, and accepted their lot with barely a mutter."
- 1
To utter words, especially complaints or angry expressions, indistinctly or with a low voice and lips partly closed; to say under one's breath.
"The beggar muttered words of thanks, as passersby dropped coins in his cup."
- 2
To speak softly and incoherently, or with imperfect articulations.
"The asylum inmate muttered some doggerel about chains and pains to himself, over and over."
- 3
To make a sound with a low, rumbling noise.
"April could hear the delivery van's engine muttering in the driveway."
🔄 Synonyms of "Mutter"
12 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| grumbleverb | (intransitive) To complain; to murmur or mutter with discontent; to make ill-natured complaints in a low voice and a surly manner. |
| murmurnoun | (countable, uncountable) Any low, indistinct sound, like that of running water. |
| croaknoun | The call of a frog or toad. |
| mumbleverb | (transitive, intransitive) To speak unintelligibly or inaudibly; to fail to articulate. |
| murmuringnoun | A sound that murmurs. |
| maundernoun | To speak in a disorganized or desultory manner; to babble or prattle. |
| gnarlnoun | A knot in wood; a knurl or a protuberance with twisted grain, on a tree. |
| grumblingnoun | complaining |
| mutteringnoun | Something that is muttered. |
| mussitateverb | (intransitive) To talk indistinctly; to mutter. |
| murmurationnoun | (ornithology, collective) A flock of starlings, in particular when swarming in swirling patterns. |
| maffleverb | (obsolete) To stammer. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Mutter"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| mussitateverb | (intransitive) To talk indistinctly; to mutter. |
| murmuringnoun | A sound that murmurs. |
| murmurationnoun | (ornithology, collective) A flock of starlings, in particular when swarming in swirling patterns. |
| murmurnoun | (countable, uncountable) Any low, indistinct sound, like that of running water. |
| mumbleverb | (transitive, intransitive) To speak unintelligibly or inaudibly; to fail to articulate. |
| grumbleverb | (intransitive) To complain; to murmur or mutter with discontent; to make ill-natured complaints in a low voice and a surly manner. |
| grumblingnoun | complaining |
| maffleverb | (obsolete) To stammer. |
| maundernoun | To speak in a disorganized or desultory manner; to babble or prattle. |
| croaknoun | The call of a frog or toad. |
| gnarlnoun | A knot in wood; a knurl or a protuberance with twisted grain, on a tree. |
| mutterancenoun | muttered speech |
| mutterationnoun | (nonce word) An act of muttering or complaining. |
| mumblementnoun | mumbling |
| mumblingverb | An act in which someone mumbles something |
| mumblagenoun | (slang, often computing) Mumbled or imprecise remarks, especially remarks which are trivial or unreliable. |
| susurrationnoun | A low and indistinct whispering sound; a murmur. |
| mushmouthnoun | (rare, slang) Someone who has a muffled or otherwise unclear voice. |
| murmurernoun | One who murmurs |
| babblenoun | Idle talk; senseless prattle |
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