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IELTS BNC: 3481 COCA: 4837

mutter

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
mutter /ˈmʌtɚ/ verb
mutters; muttered; muttering
mutter
/ˈmʌtɚ/
verb
mutters; muttered; muttering
Learner's definition of MUTTER
: to speak quietly so that it is difficult for other people to hear what you say嘀咕;嘟囔
[+ object]
[no object]
[no object] : to complain in a quiet or indirect way轻声抱怨;(私下)发牢骚;咕哝

— mutter

noun, plural mutters [count]

— muttering

noun, plural mutterings
[noncount]
[count]
IELTS BNC: 3481 COCA: 4837

mutter

verb

mut·​ter ˈmə-tər How to pronounce mutter (audio)
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. Tana French
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
mutter noun
mutterer noun

Example Sentences

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.
Recent Examples on the Web Burnt to a crisp, Spear can barely mutter Mira's name one last time. Darren Franich, EW.com, 17 Sep. 2022 The four-letter title, which the characters mutter under their breath at moments of heightened anxiety, also functions as a kind of warning. Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2022 Wanda started to mutter words on June 27 after being in a coma for about two years. Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 16 July 2022 That doesn't give you the right to mutter not-so-sweet nothings. Elissa Sanci, Woman's Day, 12 May 2022 The mourners filed across the church’s green carpet, pausing to touch Sierra’s folded hands or mutter a prayer, before finding a seat in the pews. Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2022 As the story goes at El Charro, founder Monica Flin accidentally dropped a burrito into the fryer one day and began to mutter a famous Mexican curse word. Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic, 12 Sep. 2021 Reyerson agreed that Floyd appeared to mutter the phrase. Fox News, 8 Apr. 2021 The plane had hit turbulence—the rollicking kind that makes some people cry out, while others grip their armrests tightly, and mutter a prayer to the power of their choice. Sarah Todd, Quartz, 17 Jan. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English muteren, of imitative origin

First Known Use

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

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The first known use of mutter was in the 14th century
IELTS BNC: 3481 COCA: 4837
mutter

verb

ADVERB | VERB + MUTTER | PREPOSITION ADVERBgruffly, harshly, hoarsely粗聲粗氣地嘀咕;沙啞地低聲說through clenched teeth, through gritted teeth咬牙切齒地嘟囔'I don't need a drink,' she muttered through clenched teeth.她咬牙嘟囔了一句:“我不喝。”aloud出聲嘟囔loudly大聲嘟囔quietly, softly, under your breath悄悄/輕聲/低聲咕噥silently悄聲嘟囔sleepily睡意矇矓地嘟囔incoherently, vaguely, weakly語無倫次地低聲說;含糊不清地嘟囔;虛弱地咕噥angrily, bitterly, crossly, darkly, fiercely, furiously, grimly, irritably, sourly, sullenly生氣地咕噥;忿恨地咕噥;狠狠地嘟囔;不滿地嘟囔;惱火地嘟囔;慍怒地嘟囔Helen began muttering darkly about hospitals.海倫開始氣呼呼地講起醫院。miserably, sadly痛苦地/悲傷地嘟囔nervously緊張地嘟囔sheepishly膽怯地嘟囔drily, sarcastically冷冷地/諷刺地嘟囔VERB + MUTTERbe heard to, hear sb被人聽到在咕噥;聽到某人嘀咕A number of visitors were heard to mutter that it would not have happened at home.有人聽到幾位參觀者嘟囔說在家就不會發生這種事。She heard him mutter an oath under his breath.她聽見他低聲詛咒。PREPOSITIONabout咕噥關於⋯的事She muttered something about the incompetence of the office staff.她低聲抱怨辦公人員的無能。to對⋯咕噥He was muttering incoherently to himself.他語無倫次地喃喃自語。

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