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mutter

The correct spelling is mutter.

How to pronounce mutter

/ˈmʌtə/
noun

IPA: /ˈmʌtə/

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The correct spelling is mutter. A repressed or obscure utterance; an instance of muttering. For example: "The prisoners were docile, and accepted their lot with barely a mutter."

Usage Examples

The prisoners were docile, and accepted their lot with barely a mutter.

The beggar muttered words of thanks, as passersby dropped coins in his cup.

The asylum inmate muttered some doggerel about chains and pains to himself, over and over.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A repressed or obscure utterance; an instance of muttering.
  2. 2.(Indian cuisine) Peas.

verb

  1. 1.To utter words, especially complaints or angry expressions, indistinctly or with a low voice and lips partly closed; to say under one's breath.
  2. 2.To speak softly and incoherently, or with imperfect articulations.
  3. 3.To make a sound with a low, rumbling noise.

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