Definition of mutter
- … he gestured and muttered furiously in his lawyer's ear.
- —Tana French
- Some employees muttered about the changes in the pension plan.
- muttered an apology
She angrily muttered something about her bad luck.
She sat practicing her speech, muttering to herself.
Some employees are muttering about the changes in the pension plan.
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beef, bellyache, bleat, carp, caterwaul, complain, crab, croak, fuss, gripe, grouch, grouse, growl, grumble, grump, holler, inveigh, kick, moan, murmur, nag, scream, squawk, squeal, wail, whimper, whine, yammer, yawp (or yaup), yowl;
kick up a fuss;
: to speak quietly so that it is difficult for other people to hear what you say
: to complain in a quiet or indirect way
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