mutter

7 definitions found

mutter - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Mutter \Mut"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Muttered; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Muttering.] [Prob. of imitative origin; cf. L. muttire,
     mutire.]
     1. To utter words indistinctly or with a low voice and lips
        partly closed; esp., to utter indistinct complaints or
        angry expressions; to grumble; to growl.
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              Wizards that peep, and that mutter.   --Is. viii.
                                                    19.
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              Meantime your filthy foreigner will stare,
              And mutter to himself.                --Dryden.
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     2. To sound with a low, rumbling noise.
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              Thick lightnings flash, the muttering thunder rolls.
                                                    --Pope.
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  Mutter \Mut"ter\, v. t.
     To utter with imperfect articulations, or with a low voice;
     as, to mutter threats. --Shak.
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  Mutter \Mut"ter\, n.
     Repressed or obscure utterance.
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mutter - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  mutter
      n 1: a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by
           movement of the lips without the production of articulate
           speech [syn: mutter, muttering, murmur, murmuring,
           murmuration, mussitation]
      2: a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone [syn:
         grumble, grumbling, murmur, murmuring, mutter,
         muttering]
      v 1: talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice [syn: mumble,
           mutter, maunder, mussitate]
      2: make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath; "she
         grumbles when she feels overworked" [syn: murmur, mutter,
         grumble, croak, gnarl]

mutter - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  mutter
  
     To quietly enter a command not meant for the ears, eyes, or
     fingers of ordinary mortals.  Often used in "mutter an
     incantation".
  
     See also wizard.
  
     [Jargon File]
  
     (1995-02-06)
  

mutter - Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003) :

  mutter
   vt.
  
     To quietly enter a command not meant for the ears, eyes, or fingers
  of
     ordinary mortals. Often used in "mutter an incantation". See also
     wizard.
  

mutter - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  135 Moby Thesaurus words for "mutter":
     air a grievance, aspirate, aspiration, bark, bated breath, bawl,
     beef, bellow, bellyache, bitch, blare, blat, blubber, boom, bray,
     breath, breathe, breathy voice, buzz, cackle, chant, chirp, clamor,
     complain, coo, crab, croak, crow, cry, dolorous tirade, drawl,
     drone, droning, exclaim, exhalation, flute, fret, fret and fume,
     fumble, fuss, gabble, gasp, gibber, gibbering, gripe, groan,
     grouch, grouse, growl, grumble, grunt, hiss, holler, howl, jabber,
     jeremiad, jibber, keen, kick, lament, lilt, little voice,
     lodge a complaint, low voice, maffle, maunder, maundering, moan,
     mouth, mouthing, muddle, mumble, mumbling, murmur, murmuration,
     murmuring, mussitate, muttering, outcry, pant, pipe, plaint,
     planctus, raise a howl, register a complaint, repine, roar, rumble,
     rumor, scold, scream, screech, shriek, sibilate, sigh, sing, snap,
     snarl, snort, sob, soft voice, sough, speak incoherently, splutter,
     sputter, squall, squawk, squeal, stage whisper, still small voice,
     susurrate, susurration, susurrus, swallow, take on, thunder,
     tirade, trumpet, twang, ululation, underbreath, undertone, wail,
     wail of woe, warble, whimper, whine, whisper, whispering, whistle,
     yap, yawp, yell, yelp, yowl