Mut"ter (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Muttered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Muttering.] [Prob. of imitative origin; cf. L. muttire, mutire.]
1.
To utter words indistinctly or with a low voice and lips partly closed; esp., to utter indistinct complains or angry expressions; to grumble; to growl.
Wizards that peep, and that mutter.
Is. viii. 19.
Meantime your filthy foreigner will stare,
And mutter to himself.
Dryden.
2.
To sound with a low, rumbling noise.
Thick lightings flash, the muttering thunder rolls.
Pope.
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Mut"ter, v. t.
To utter with imperfect articulations, or with a low voice; as, to mutter threats.
Shak.
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Mut"ter, n.
Repressing or obscure utterance.
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