muttered; muttering; mutters
1
: to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed
… he gestured and muttered furiously in his lawyer's ear.—
Tana French
Tana French2
: to murmur complainingly or angrily : grumble
Some employees muttered about the changes in the pension plan.
: to utter especially in a low or imperfectly articulated manner
muttered an apology
mutter
noun
Synonyms
Examples of mutter in a Sentence
She angrily muttered something about her bad luck.
She sat practicing her speech, muttering to herself.
Some employees are muttering about the changes in the pension plan.
Recent Examples on the Web
The cabdriver—a scrawny older man—drives rapidly and erratically, cutting off other vehicles, muttering imprecations in an unfamiliar language under his breath, swerving in and out of lanes, blowing his horn to force laggard drivers to let him by.
—Annie Proulx, The New Yorker, 30 June 2024
When a security guard appeared to urge the music star up the stairs, Rowland turned around and put her hands on the security guard's shoulder, muttering something.
—Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 22 May 2024
The defense’s main witness didn’t help his credibility when, less than 15 minutes into his testimony, the judge ejected spectators to scold him for muttering comments under his breath and staring him down.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 25 May 2024
Alicia Vikander plays the president of the European Union as a feral witch muttering nonsense prophecies in Swedish.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 18 May 2024
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Annie Proulx, The New Yorker, 30 June 2024
When a security guard appeared to urge the music star up the stairs, Rowland turned around and put her hands on the security guard's shoulder, muttering something.
—Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 22 May 2024
The defense’s main witness didn’t help his credibility when, less than 15 minutes into his testimony, the judge ejected spectators to scold him for muttering comments under his breath and staring him down.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 25 May 2024
Alicia Vikander plays the president of the European Union as a feral witch muttering nonsense prophecies in Swedish.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 18 May 2024
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“Mutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mutter. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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