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Noun mutter has 2 senses
- mutter, muttering, murmur, murmuring, murmuration, mussitation - a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
--1 is a kind of sound
- grumble, grumbling, murmur, murmuring, mutter, muttering - a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone
--2 is a kind of complaint
Verb mutter has 2 senses
- mumble, mutter, maunder, mussitate - talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
--1 is one way to talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
Sample sentences:
Sam and Sue mutter
They mutter that there was a traffic accident
- murmur, mutter, grumble, croak, gnarl - make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath; "she grumbles when she feels overworked"
--2 is one way to complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
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