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Muttering | Mutter \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 complaints or angry expressions; to grumble; to growl. [1913 Webster] Wizards that peep, and that mutter. --Is. viii. 19. [1913 Webster] Meantime your filthy foreigner will stare, And mutter to himself. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To sound with a low, rumbling noise. [1913 Webster] Thick lightnings flash, the muttering thunder rolls. --Pope. [1913 Webster] |
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