[
US
/ˈmətɝ/
]
[ UK /mˈʌtɐ/ ]
[ UK /mˈʌtɐ/ ]
VERB
- talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
-
make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath
she grumbles when she feels overworked
NOUN
- a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
- a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone
How To Use mutter In A Sentence
- Two bus-rides and a walk in the rain later we found the old dairy farm, muttering under our breaths about the wisdom of locating such an establishment way out in the sticks.
- Passengers' eyes divert to Lauren and they begin to mutter incoherently about her.
- Muttering under his breath, the soldier extended the spyglass, increasing the magnification of the instrument.
- ‘I'm coming,’ he muttered, under his breath as he pulled on his bathrobe.
- ‘You didn't tell me I was going to have to cross-dress for this,’ I muttered.
- I don't need a drink, " she muttered through clenched teeth.
- He was muttering incessantly to himself, as if delighted at having found his tongue, his head swaying on his shoulders, and a strange murmur, soft, birdlike, meaningless, like sounds heard from a vast distance, coming from his wide-open mouth. Vandover and the Brute
- Before she could announce me, I retrieved the coat, muttered a few feeble excuses, and ran.
- 'I never want to come here again,' he muttered to himself.
- I'm getting a de-rection," mutters Barney, aghast at her decline. The New Season in Review: Monday Madness