as in muttering
speech that is not clear enough to be understood
the distracting mutter of some member of the audience
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1
as in to complain
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
a muttering group of workers
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2
as in to mumble
to speak softly and unclearly
muttering to himself under his breath
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Recent Examples of mutter
Pat Beall, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Feb. 2025
Several people are pacing up and down the crowd muttering a headcount to themselves to figure out their number in line.
—Nick Robins-Early, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2025
At the Starbucks in Chicago on Monday, a man entered the cafe and paced back and forth, muttering to himself.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025
The van pulled into the street, and the crowd followed, muttering lamentations.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
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But unlike France — which has both Napoleonic history and darkly muttering existentialists wandering the streets of Paris to remind everyone just how bad things can get — we Americans have no natural immunity.
—Pat Beall, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Feb. 2025
Several people are pacing up and down the crowd muttering a headcount to themselves to figure out their number in line.
—Nick Robins-Early, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2025
At the Starbucks in Chicago on Monday, a man entered the cafe and paced back and forth, muttering to himself.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025
The van pulled into the street, and the crowd followed, muttering lamentations.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mutter
Verb
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Pundits complained last year’s Cannes was a light affair, but that had to do with the bottleneck created by the strikes, for one.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2025
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While speaking at a dinner hosted by the National Republican Congressional Committee on Tuesday, Trump complained over how the U.S. doesn’t manufacturer its own pharmaceuticals stating that tariffs on these products would be forthcoming.—
Joseph Choi,
The Hill,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The mumbling girl is ill and must be taken to hospital, where her mother whimpers prayers over her.—
Namwali Serpell,
The New Yorker,
25 Mar. 2025
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After exiting the ride, Christopher Hawley walked haltingly, held onto a handrail for support and mumbled that his head hurt, according to the lawsuit.—
Brady MacDonald,
Orange County Register,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Polley’s Polley ends up (understandably) screaming in frustration when Matt pratfalls his way into the shot, a tantrum the indie director could hardly relate to as someone known for facilitating calm, peaceful productions on intimate character studies.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
9 Apr. 2025
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Players leaping and bouncing off each other, sprinting to the side of the floor to scream at elated supporters, falling into their coaches’ arms for long embraces as the confetti fell.—
Brian Hamilton,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Certainly, nothing on the menu or in the service seemed to communicate anything beyond polished, murmuring attentiveness.—
Helen Rosner,
The New Yorker,
16 Mar. 2025
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On Saturday evening, teenagers from a Catholic religious group known as the Salesians stood in a circle, murmuring quiet prayers for the pope's health.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
24 Feb. 2025
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Some people are forthright when Boulet asks, with a cameraman in tow, a question that is often not spoken, or at most in a locker-room whisper.—
The New York Times,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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In truth, whispers have been circulating for months that a The Row homewares line might be in the works.—
Liam Hess,
Vogue,
8 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The one from Rucker felt like a routine stinger, nothing to whine about.—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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One of her horses bucked and whined as she was loaded onto a trailer Tuesday morning, not wanting to get packed as cargo in a shipping container.—
Luis Melecio-Zambrano,
Mercury News,
25 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The Bulldogs players began to tap their friends and mouth the quarterback’s name.—
Adam Grosbard,
Orange County Register,
5 Mar. 2025
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Ford decided to mouth his last name at the end, a decision that caused observers to break out in laughter.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
10 Feb. 2025
Noun
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At all times, Adobe insists the user will stay in control of the creative process, while the agent does the grunt work where it’s needed or wanted.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Bonobo dictionary Berthet started with establishing the tentative meaning of the basic calls: singular grunts or yelps.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Mutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutter. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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