MUTTER Synonyms: 104 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of mutter

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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verb

ˈmə-tər

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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Noun

Alice questions Mira while Frank mutters completely unhelpful asides from behind the glass partition. — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 28 July 2026 Six mutters and sighs and rolls his head as if profoundly exasperated. — Literary Hub, 21 May 2026

Verb

Now, for the second straight summer, 49ers training camp goes on without him on the sideline — strolling, watching, eavesdropping, muttering. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026 Wilde read on social media that the tune actually inspired a movie theater meet-cute, as Nash mutters profanity mid-song. — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 11 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for mutter

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Noun

From the first take to the last, the scene evolves quite dramatically, and the final take is the one that most closely resembles the scene in the finished episode (though, sadly, Ned’s introductory muttering seems to have been cut for time).

— Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Sep. 2026
The opportunity to send a raucous Bell Centre crowd home muttering was there in Game 3.

— Eduardo A. Encina, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026

Definition of muttering

Verb

Journalists have complained that the lucrative and high-profile show is not subject to The Atlantic’s editorial rules, input, or oversight — yet a casual listener could easily take it for an Atlantic editorial product.

— Max Tani, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Kelker-Kelly reportedly had complained of chest pain shortly before becoming unresponsive, and the circumstances appeared consistent with a medical event, police said.

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of complain

Verb

My brother looks at the floor, mumbles something, and then shuffles away from the table.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
After one take — which is usually not worth the celluloid it’s printed on, as the crew and the artists find their feet — Axl mumbled something about being freaked out and disappeared back into the depths of the building.

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of mumble

Verb

Set the scene The Homestead screams quirky, artful, and vintage yet restored—capturing a whimsical, fairytale ambiance embellished with hints of Southern charm.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
In reviewing the body camera footage, police found that the child was standing on the stairwell at one point and was screaming while holding her left arm up in the air, according to the warrant affidavit.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of scream

Verb

Though, it perhaps must be said that Johnson’s glazed-over, murmuring style of line delivery does grow grating.

— Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026
Moments later, murmurs, then cheers, rippled out from where Pasitney, Gaudry, and Espersen stood.

— J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

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