Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - mutter
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Mutter
mutter
~ v 1 to speak quietly or in a low voice, usually because you are annoyed about something, or because you do not want people to hear you ("I didn't even want to come in the first place" he muttered. | Mr Clarke left, muttering something about having to see a client.) 2 to complain about something or express doubts about it, but without saying clearly and openly what you think + abou (Some senators muttered darkly about the threat to national security.) - mutter n (His voice subsided to a mutter.) - mutterer n - muttering n
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(mutters, muttering, muttered) If you mutter, you speak very quietly so that you cannot easily be heard, often because you are complaining about something. ‘God knows what’s happening in that madman’s mind,’ she muttered... She can hear the old woman muttering about consideration... He sat there shaking his head, muttering to himself... She was staring into the fire muttering. VERB: V with quote, V about n, V to n, V • Mutter is also a noun. They make no more than a mutter of protest. N-COUNT • muttering (mutterings) He heard muttering from the front of the crowd... N-VAR ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
2.
verb Etymology: Middle English muteren, of imitative origin Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed 2. to murmur complainingly or angrily ; grumble transitive verb to utter especially in a low or imperfectly articulated manner • ~ noun • ~er noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v. & n. --v. 1 intr. speak low in a barely audible manner. 2 intr. (often foll. by against, at) murmur or grumble about. 3 tr. utter (words etc.) in a low tone. 4 tr. say in secret. --n. 1 muttered words or sounds. 2 muttering. Derivatives mutterer n. mutteringly adv. Etymology: ME, rel. to MUTE ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
4.
1. бормотание indistinct mutter —- невнятное бормотание; тихая невнятная речь 2. ворчание, воркотня hostile mutters —- недружелюбный шепоток 3. отдаленные, глухие раскаты (грома и т. п.) mutters of revolt —- отзвуки (отдаленный грохот) восстания 4. бормотать to mutter to oneself —- бормотать про себя to mutter threats (at smb.) —- пробормотать угрозы (в чей-л. адрес) 5. говорить тихо, невнятно to mutter smth. in one's sleep —- бормотать что-л. во сне 6. говорить по секрету to mutter in smb.'s ear —- шептать кому-л. на ухо 7. (against, at) ворчать, брюзжать to mutter at (against) smb. —- ворчать на кого-л. 8. глухо грохотать thunder muttered among the hills —- в горах глухо грохотал гром ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun 1) бормотание 2) ворчание 3) отдаленные раскаты (грома) 2. v. 1) бормотать 2) ворчать (against, at - на) 3) говорить тихо, невнятно; говорить по секрету 4) глухо грохотать ...Англо-русский словарь
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