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mut⋅ter

  [muht-er]
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–verb (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.
–noun
5. the act or utterance of a person who mutters.
Origin:
1325–75; ME moteren, perh. freq. of moot 1 (OE mōtian to speak); see -er 6

Related forms:
mut⋅ter⋅er, noun
mut⋅ter⋅ing⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. See murmur.
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mut·ter   (mŭt'ər)   
v.   mut·tered, mut·ter·ing, mut·ters

v.   intr.

  1. To speak indistinctly in low tones.

  2. To complain or grumble morosely.

v.   tr.
To utter or say in low indistinct tones.
n.  A low grumble or indistinct utterance.

[Middle English muttren, possibly from Latin muttīre.]
mut'ter·er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

mutter 
c.1374, from a common PIE imitative *mut- "to grunt, mutter" (cf. O.N. muðla "to murmur," L. muttire "to mutter"), with freq. suffix -er.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Computing Dictionary

mutter
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.
[The Jargon File]
(1995-02-06)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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