Thesaurus: mutter

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1. v. i. To utter words indistinctly or with a low voice and lips partly closed; esp., to utter indistinct complaints or angry expressions; to grumble; to growl.
2. v. i. To sound with a low, rumbling noise.
3. v. t. To utter with imperfect articulations, or with a low voice; as, to mutter threats.
4. n. Repressed or obscure utterance.
5. n. a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
6. n. a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone
7. v. talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
8. v. make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath
9. 1. To utter words indistinctly or with a low voice and lips partly closed; esp., to utter indistinct complains or angry expressions; to grumble; to growl. Wizards that peep, and that mutter. Is. viii. 19. Meantime your filthy foreigner will stare, And mutter to himself. Dryden. 2. To sound with a low, rumbling noise. Thick lightings flash, the muttering thunder rolls. Pope. To utter with imperfect articulations, or with a low voice; as, to mutter threats. Shak. Repressing or obscure utterance.
10. To utter with imperfect articulations, or with a low voice; as,to mutter threats. Shak.
11. n:2/v:98 n. a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech