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muttered

The correct spelling is muttered.

How to pronounce muttered

verb

IPA: /ˈmʌtəd/

Say it like: Mut-ter-ed

The correct spelling is muttered. To utter words, especially complaints or angry expressions, indistinctly or with a low voice and lips partly closed; to say under one's breath. For example: "The beggar muttered words of thanks, as passersby dropped coins in his cup."

Usage Examples

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.

April could hear the delivery van's engine muttering in the driveway.

Definition

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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