Definitions for mutter
ˈmʌt ərmut·ter

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. mutter, muttering, murmur, murmuring, murmuration, mussitationnoun

   a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech

2. grumble, grumbling, murmur, murmuring, mutter, mutteringverb

   a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone

3. mumble, mutter, maunder, mussitateverb

   talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice

4. murmur, mutter, grumble, croak, gnarlverb

   make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath

   "she grumbles when she feels overworked"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. mutternoun

   A repressed or obscure utterance; an instance of muttering.

   The prisoners were docile, and accepted their lot with barely a mutter.

2. mutternoun

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3. mutterverb

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

4. mutterverb

   To speak softly and incoherently, or with imperfect articulations.

   The asylum inmate muttered some doggerel about chains and pains to himself, over and over.

5. mutterverb

   To make a sound with a low, rumbling noise.

   April could hear the delivery van's engine muttering in the driveway near the kitchens.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Mutternoun

   Murmur; obscure utterance.

   Etymology: from the verb.

   Without his rod revers’d,
   And backward mutters of dissevering power,
   We cannot free the lady. John Milton.

2. To Mutterverb

   To utter with imperfect articulation; to grumble forth.

   Amongst the soldiers this is muttered,
   That here you maintain sev’ral factions. William Shakespeare, Hen. VI.

   A kind of men, so loose of soul,
   That in their sleep will mutter their affairs. William Shakespeare, Othello.

   Your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered perverseness. Is. lix. 2.

   A hateful prattling tongue,
   That blows up jealousies, and heightens fears,
   By muttering pois’nous whispers in mens ears. Thomas Creech.

3. To MUTTERverb

   To grumble; to murmur.

   Etymology: mutire, mussare, Latin.

   What would you ask me, that I would deny,
   Or stand so mutt’ring on? William Shakespeare, Othello.

   How! what does his cashier’d worship mutter? William Shakespeare.

   Sky lowr’d, and mutt’ring thunder some sad drops
   Wept, at completing of the mortal sin
   Original! John Milton, Par. Lost, b. ix.

   They may freely trespass, and do as they please; no man dare accuse them, no, not so much as mutter against them. Robert Burton, on Melancholy.

   Bold Britons, at a brave bear-garden fray,
   Are rous’d; and clatt’ring sticks cry, play, play, play:
   Mean time your filthy foreigner will stare,
   And mutter to himself, ha, gens barbare!
   And it is well he mutters, well for him;
   Our butchers else would tear him limb from limb. Dryden.

   When the tongue of a beautiful female was cut out, it could not forbear muttering. Joseph Addison, Spectator.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Mutter

   Mutter (German for mother) is a song by Rammstein on the album of the same name.

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1. mutter

   Mutter refers to speaking in a low or barely audible voice, typically out of dissatisfaction, irritation, or to oneself. It often implies expressing something unclearly or indistinctly that may be difficult for others to understand.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Mutterverb

   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

2. Mutterverb

   to sound with a low, rumbling noise

3. Mutterverb

   to utter with imperfect articulations, or with a low voice; as, to mutter threats

4. Mutternoun

   repressed or obscure utterance

5. Etymology: [Prob. of imitative origin; cf. L. muttire, mutire.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Mutter

   Mutter is the third album by German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein. It was released on 2 April 2001 through Motor Music. The album's cover image is a photograph of a dead fetus, which was taken by Daniel Fuchs and Geo Fuchs.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Mutter

   mut′ėr, v.i. to utter words in a low voice: to murmur: to sound with a low, rumbling noise.—v.t. to utter indistinctly.—ns. Mutt′er (Milt.), a murmuring; Mutterā′tion, act of muttering or complaining; Mutt′erer; Mutt′ering.—adv. Mutt′eringly, in a muttering or grumbling manner: with indistinct articulation. [Prob. imit., like prov. Ger. mustern; L. muttīre.]

The New Hacker's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. MUTTER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Mutter is ranked #14296 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Mutter surname appeared 2,094 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Mutter.
   
   95% or 1,991 total occurrences were White.
   1.8% or 38 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.1% or 23 total occurrences were Asian.
   1.1% or 23 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.6% or 13 total occurrences were Black.
   0.2% or 6 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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1. • Sound

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'mutter' in Verbs Frequency: #702

How to pronounce mutter?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of mutter in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of mutter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=mutter
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Mutter
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=mutter
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutter
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mutter
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=mutter
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=mutter
9. ^ The New Hacker's Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3008/3008-h/3008-h.htm#Mutter
10. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html