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(Entry 1 of 2)
speech that is not clear enough to be understood
- the distracting mutter of some member of the audience
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verbSynonyms & Antonyms of mutter (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
- a muttering group of workers
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- beef,
- bellyache,
- bitch,
- bleat,
- carp,
- caterwaul,
- complain,
- crab,
- croak,
- fuss,
- gripe,
- grizzle,
- grouch,
- grouse,
- growl,
- grumble,
- grump,
- holler,
- inveigh,
- keen,
- kick,
- kvetch,
- maunder
- [chiefly British],
- moan,
- murmur,
- nag,
- repine,
- scream,
- squawk,
- squeal,
- wail,
- whimper,
- whine,
- whinge
- [British],
- yammer,
- yawp
- (or yaup),
- yowl
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2
to speak softly and unclearly
- muttering to himself under his breath
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“Mutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutter. Accessed 29 Jul. 2021.
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