mutter
A repressed or obscure utteranceA repressed or obscure utterance; an instance of muttering.
» Tom was muttering something under his breath.
Том что-то бормотал себе под нос. — odexed
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 sensesA repressed or obscure utterance; an instance of muttering.
The prisoners were docile, and accepted their lot with barely a mutter.
Brummen, Murmeln, Murren
бормота́ниеbormotánije
Peas.
- a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
- a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone
Examples
51 sentencesTom was muttering something under his breath.
ruТом что-то бормотал себе под нос. — odexed
Tom muttered something that I couldn't hear.
Tom muttered something under his breath.
ruТом пробормотал что-то себе под нос. — odexed
deTom murmelte etwas vor sich hin. — brauchinet
Tom is muttering something.
ruТом что-то бормочет. — marafon
She's muttering to herself.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English muteren, moteren, of imitative origin. Borrowed from Hindi मटर (maṭarFrom Middle English muteren, moteren, of imitative origin.
Borrowed from Hindi मटर (maṭar).
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
plural: muttersSynonyms
7 synonyms- a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech:mutteringmurmurmurmuringmurmurationmussitation
- a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone:grumblegrumblingmurmurmurmuringmuttering
Word family
2 related wordsSee also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.