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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1
as in to complain
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
a muttering group of workers
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2
as in to mumble
to speak softly and unclearly
muttering to himself under his breath
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Recent Examples of mutter
Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
Here, every exposition-heavy line is muttered with the conviction of someone reciting the terms and conditions of an iPhone update.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 27 May 2025
He is made, late in the show, to feign a seizure in a moment that doesn’t land, and the blocking of his final scene, in which the actor mutters to the ceiling while lying on his back, similarly thuds.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 24 Mar. 2025
Victoria barely muttered a word to Kate, who approached the Ratliffs during a meal, making the exchange extra awkward.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
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Verb
This is what many people are muttering to themselves after a weekend of protests that ended with chaos in downtown Sunday night.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
Here, every exposition-heavy line is muttered with the conviction of someone reciting the terms and conditions of an iPhone update.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 27 May 2025
He is made, late in the show, to feign a seizure in a moment that doesn’t land, and the blocking of his final scene, in which the actor mutters to the ceiling while lying on his back, similarly thuds.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 24 Mar. 2025
Victoria barely muttered a word to Kate, who approached the Ratliffs during a meal, making the exchange extra awkward.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mutter
Verb
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A number of Tesla shareholders, including some Democrats who oversee the investment of public sector pension fund money in Tesla stock, complained in May to Tesla Board Chair Robyn Denholm that Musk’s other activities are hurting the company.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
14 July 2025
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Trump has complained about the EU's $231 billion trade surplus in goods, which shows Americans buy more goods from European businesses than the other way around.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
13 July 2025
Verb
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Tell Grammy that on this side of the Atlantic there is nothing to mumble about.—
John Updike,
New Yorker,
11 July 2025
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The teen, bare-chested with unkempt hair under an askew cap, mumbles through a half-hearted apology and refuses to remove his ostentatious sunglasses when asked by the interviewer.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
9 July 2025
Verb
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On a warm day July 11, Caroline Flynn and her young children were in a South Boston park near their home for a birthday party when her 4-year-old ran out of a play area without shoes on and screamed.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
28 July 2025
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Julia Tate was headed to bed a few weeks ago when her daughter burst into their rowhouse screaming.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
28 July 2025
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And the Niagara still only gently murmured, sweeping us grandly, slowly onward down its channel.—
Charles Hammer,
Kansas City Star,
23 July 2025
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Debates raged on about the worthiness of firing the head coach after leading the team to an Eastern Conference Finals run, and the fans murmured over who would eventually take his place.—
Tom Rende,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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Given the sequel’s summer publicity rounds — Sandler mentioned McDonough’s name on the Kelce brothers’ podcast, for one — the whispers around the real-life Happy Gilmore might start earlier than normal when school begins on Sept. 5.—
Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
28 July 2025
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There was—according to the whispers—effectively a button the U.S. could press to control the aircraft bought and operated by recipient countries.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 July 2025
Verb
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Coaches and athletic directors continue to whine about the lack of regulation and the uneven playing field.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
18 July 2025
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Back at the house, the dog whines at the garage door.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
8 July 2025
Verb
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The Bulldogs players began to tap their friends and mouth the quarterback’s name.—
Adam Grosbard,
Orange County Register,
5 Mar. 2025
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Ford decided to mouth his last name at the end, a decision that caused observers to break out in laughter.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
10 Feb. 2025
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Layer on the office manager’s 20 hours of vendor-payment grunt work (approximately $1,000 in salary) plus early-pay discounts missed and the odd late fee, and the firm easily squanders well north of $135,000 annually.—
Nick Chandi,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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Bears that stand or grunt are typically not aggressive.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
20 June 2025
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“Mutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutter. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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