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ərverb (used without object)
1.
to utter words indistinctly or in a low tone, often as if talking to oneself; murmur.
2.
to complain murmuringly; grumble.
3.
to make a low, rumbling sound.
verb (used with object)
4.
to utter indistinctly or in a low tone: to mutter complaints.
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noun
5.
the act or utterance of a person who mutters.
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Example Sentences
- Mutter would develop much beyond her gorgeous purity of sound to achieve thoughtful musicianship.
- Later you will mutter many words into your pillow, but those words will never come back to haunt you.
- All of them were dumbfounded and couldn't mutter much of a response.
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Word Origin & History
mutter
late 14c., from a common PIE imitative *mut- "to grunt, mutter" (cf. O.N. muðla "to murmur," L. muttire "to mutter"), with freq. suffix -er. Related: Muttered; muttering.
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Computing Dictionary
mutter definition
To quietly enter a command not meant for the ears, eyes, or fingers of ordinary mortals. Often used in "mutter an incantation".
See also wizard.
[Jargon File]
(1995-02-06)
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