amutteradj.

Brit.

/əˈmʌtə/, U.S.

/əˈmədər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: a- prefix³, mutter v.¹

Etymology: < a- prefix³ + mutter v.¹

Chiefly poetic and literary.

In predicative use: muttering.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > [adverb] > in a mumbling or indistinct manner

closely1564

mafflingly1565

thick1589

fumblingly1598

mumblingly1662

grumblingly1677

mutteringlyc1681

clippingly1849

amutter1856

splutteringly1941

splodgily1963

slurrily1969

1856 E. B. Browning Aurora Leigh i. 28 All The dark a-mutter round him.

1921 R. W. Service Ballads of Bohemian 108 That weird and ghastly hag Who walks head bent, with lips a-mutter.

2001 Express (Nexis) 8 Dec. (Features section) 17 The hall is atwitter with educated English voices, and amutter with educated foreign ones.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	amutter
释义	amutteradj. Brit. /əˈmʌtə/, U.S. /əˈmədər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: a- prefix³, mutter v.¹ Etymology: < a- prefix³ + mutter v.¹ Chiefly poetic and literary. In predicative use: muttering. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > [adverb] > in a mumbling or indistinct manner closely1564 mafflingly1565 thick1589 fumblingly1598 mumblingly1662 grumblingly1677 mutteringlyc1681 clippingly1849 amutter1856 splutteringly1941 splodgily1963 slurrily1969 1856 E. B. Browning Aurora Leigh i. 28 All The dark a-mutter round him. 1921 R. W. Service Ballads of Bohemian 108 That weird and ghastly hag Who walks head bent, with lips a-mutter. 2001 Express (Nexis) 8 Dec. (Features section) 17 The hall is atwitter with educated English voices, and amutter with educated foreign ones. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1856
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