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Raremutter
The correct spelling is mutter.
How to pronounce mutter
/ˈmʌtə/
nounIPA: /ˈmʌtə/
Say it like: Mut-ter
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.A repressed or obscure utterance; an instance of muttering.
- 2.(Indian cuisine) Peas.
verb
- 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.To speak softly and incoherently, or with imperfect articulations.
- 3.To make a sound with a low, rumbling noise.
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