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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as in to complain
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
a muttering group of workers
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as in to mumble
to speak softly and unclearly
muttering to himself under his breath
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Recent Examples of mutter
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
Past albums like Lyfë 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.
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Mosi Reeves,
Rolling Stone,
31 Mar. 2026
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Six mutters and sighs and rolls his head as if profoundly exasperated.
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Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
Verb
Then, there’s a dramatic landscape by Jacob van Ruisdael, with gray clouds muttering on high and brighter blues impending in the sky below.
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Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
Past albums like Lyfë 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.
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Mosi Reeves,
Rolling Stone,
31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mutter
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The opportunity to send a raucous Bell Centre crowd home muttering was there in Game 3.
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Even Hakimi didn't complain, instead giving van de Ven a dap of respect.
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The document complains about trade, customs officers, juryless courts, and judges’ salaries.
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Next up, maybe lawmakers can do something about overly soft, mumbling dialogue preceded by deafening explosions.
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This succession was muddied thanks to the meddling of the King’s Hand, Otto Hightower, and the king’s own mumbled words on his deathbed to his wife, Alicent.
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By pulling this string, the locals made an amplified grunting noise similar to that of a jaguar.
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Police said that after the girl screamed, the video shows a man getting into his vehicle and driving away.
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The couple’s relationship began with a friendship bracelet and a podcast shout-out in July 2023, and by September Swift was screaming profanities in support of her new favorite football player.
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Or at least squeezed in a solid couch nap with baseball/golf/soccer/primo history programming murmuring in the background.
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Yoon murmurs something into her ear.
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Test your knowledge of cruise controversies, wedding whispers and more in this week's American Culture Quiz.
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Sleep in peace with this tower fan, which is whisper-quiet at 25 decibels.
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And that’s nothing to whine about.
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Jessie whines about the good old days all the time — how fun is that?
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“Mutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutter. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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