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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024mut•ter /ˈmʌtɚ/USA pronunciation v. - to say words, or to make sounds, in a low tone hard to understand or hear;
murmur: [no object]He sat, muttering quietly to himself.[~ + object]He muttered a few words of greeting.[used with quotations]"That's it,'' he muttered, "no more.''
n. [countable] - the act or sound of a person who mutters:answering in low mutters.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mut•ter (mut′ər),USA pronunciation v.i. - to utter words indistinctly or in a low tone, often as if talking to oneself;
murmur. - to complain murmuringly;
grumble. - to make a low, rumbling sound.
v.t. - to utter indistinctly or in a low tone:to mutter complaints.
n. - the act or utterance of a person who mutters.
- 1325–75; Middle English moteren, perh. frequentative of moot1 (Old English mōtian to speak); see -er6
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See murmur.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: mutter /ˈmʌtə/ vb - to utter (something) in a low and indistinct tone
- (intransitive) to grumble or complain
- (intransitive) to make a low continuous murmuring sound
n - a muttered sound or complaint
Etymology: 14th Century moteren; related to Norwegian (dialect) mutra, Old High German mutilōn; compare Old English mōtian to speakˈmuttering n , adj Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Mutter /ˈmʊtə/ n - Anne-Sophie. born 1963, German violinist
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