mutter

B2
Pronunciation
/ˈmʌtə/
/ˈmʌtɚ/
Noun
2 definition(s)
1 Definition

A repressed or obscure utterance; an instance of muttering.

Example Sentences
  • The prisoners were docile, and accepted their lot with barely a mutter.
2 Definition

(Indian cuisine) Peas.

Verb
3 definition(s)
1 Definition

To utter words, especially complaints or angry expressions, indistinctly or with a low voice and lips partly closed; to say under one's breath.

Example Sentences
  • The beggar muttered words of thanks, as passersby dropped coins in his cup.
2 Definition

To speak softly and incoherently, or with imperfect articulations.

Example Sentences
  • The asylum inmate muttered some doggerel about chains and pains to himself, over and over.
3 Definition

To make a sound with a low, rumbling noise.

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