Mutter


[muht-er] /ˈmʌt ər/

verb (used without object)
1.
to utter words indistinctly or in a low tone, often as if talking to oneself; murmur.
2.
to complain murmuringly; grumble.
3.
to make a low, rumbling sound.
verb (used with object)
4.
to utter indistinctly or in a low tone:
to mutter complaints.
noun
5.
the act or utterance of a person who mutters.
/ˈmʌtə/
verb
1.
to utter (something) in a low and indistinct tone
2.
(intransitive) to grumble or complain
3.
(intransitive) to make a low continuous murmuring sound
noun
4.
a muttered sound or complaint
/ˈmʊtə/
noun
1.
Anne-Sophie. born 1963, German violinist
v.

early 14c., moteren “to mumble,” from a common PIE imitative *mut- “to grunt, mutter” (cf. Old Norse muðla “to murmur,” Latin muttire “to mutter,” Old High German mutilon “to murmur, mutter; to drizzle”), with frequentative suffix -er. Related: Muttered; muttering.
n.

1630s, from mutter (v.).

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.
[Jargon File]
(1995-02-06)

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