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⇱ MUTTER Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster


muttered; muttering; mutters

intransitive verb

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.β€”πŸ‘ Image
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2
: to murmur complainingly or angrily : grumble
Some employees muttered about the changes in the pension plan.

transitive verb

: to utter especially in a low or imperfectly articulated manner
muttered an apology

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.
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Past albums like LyfΓ« and 2093 were best experienced as hourslong excursions into illegible rage-rap experiences that washed over the listener, with Yeat’s voice muttering his harmonies amid glitchy laptop bangers. β€”πŸ‘ Image
Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2026
In fact, the director was egging me on, encouraging me to go further with the hunching and muttering. β€”πŸ‘ Image
Andrew Martin, Vogue, 9 Mar. 2026
Old friend Daniel Vladar was spectacular in making 26 saves, several of which had Morgan Geekie (nine total shots, five on net, two blocked, two misses) muttering to himself. β€”πŸ‘ Image
Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 28 Feb. 2026
Then, while there was still enough light to see them plainly, the two came stalking out of the brush, growling and muttering. β€”πŸ‘ Image
Doris Decleene, Outdoor Life, 25 Feb. 2026
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Word History

Etymology

Middle English muteren, of imitative origin

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of mutter was in the 14th century

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β€œMutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mutter. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.

Kids Definition

2
: to murmur complainingly or angrily : grumble

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