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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as in to complain
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
a muttering group of workers
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as in to mumble
to speak softly and unclearly
muttering to himself under his breath
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Recent Examples of mutter
Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
On the plane, Dick clutches the slingshot and begins sweating and muttering to himself before becoming unresponsive.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025
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Noun
To this day, the cooing and mutter of pigeons can lull me into a space of deep enjoyment.
—Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
The camera then turns to James Austin Johnson, who played the president, sleeping and muttering New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s name.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
On the plane, Dick clutches the slingshot and begins sweating and muttering to himself before becoming unresponsive.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mutter
Verb
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Some of them posted on social media to complain about the situation.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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Members of Congress have complained that only about half of existing documents, many with redactions, have been made public even as Justice Department officials have said everything has been released, except for some files that can’t be made public until a judge gives the go-ahead.—
Michael R. Sisak,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2026
Verb
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One of the reporters said Bad Bunny often mumbled through the expletives or cut off the word entirely in the show.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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At times Horne came up and mumbled something about the child’s beauty, the victim remembered.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy — The images of Lindsey Vonn down on the snow, screaming in pain and then being airlifted off the course by helicopter after her crash at the Olympics were a stark reminder of the dangers of the downhill.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2026
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People didn’t scream out answers.—
Jeff Banowetz,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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Located at the foot of Petit Piton, guests are transported to a slice of tranquility, where the sound of a running stream murmurs in the background.—
Nneka M. Okona,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Feb. 2026
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Medical machinery beeps, carers murmur softly.—
Sophia Saifi,
CNN Money,
3 Feb. 2026
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The footage also shows an unknown male whisper into the suspect’s ear, a court affidavit explaining the charges said.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
17 Feb. 2026
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The recent whispers were inspired by a resurfaced Comic-Con clip in which Claffey's 11-year-old costar, Dexter Sol Ansell, appears to confirm that the former Superman actor will appear in season 2 of AKOTSK.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Extra points are awarded here to families who avoid any whining about this.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
25 Feb. 2026
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Recognize signs of hypothermia The signs of hypothermia in pets are whining, shivering, anxiety, slowing down, or looking for a warm place to burrow.—
Alexa Herrera,
CBS News,
23 Feb. 2026
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Or to sometimes instinctively mouth the words to Christmas carols the kids sang to him with tears or confusion in their eyes.—
Scott Maxwell,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Jan. 2026
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The opposition’s mainstream leaders still mouth the catechism that change should come by Venezuelan hands, but more are openly courting external pressure to tilt the balance.—
Robert Muggah,
The Conversation,
31 Oct. 2025
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Seeing, hearing is believing With one final grunt, Walker Buehler hopped off the bullpen mound and headed toward Field 2 at the Peoria Sports Complex to throw his first live batting practice.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Feb. 2026
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The more capable Claude becomes, the thinner the line between the analytical grunt work Anthropic is willing to support and the surveillance and targeting it has pledged to refuse.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Mutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutter. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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