英语词汇“mutter”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

mutter

/ˈmʌtə

verb [reporting verb]

1Say something in a low or barely audible voice, especially in dissatisfaction or irritation: [with object]: he muttered something under his breath [with direct speech]: ‘I knew she was a troublemaker,’ Rebecca muttered...

She replied so quietly that he could barely hear her voice muttering her name.
He was heard muttering in a barely audible voice.
As he leaves, he mutters something that was barely heard.

Synonyms

talk under one's breath, murmur, mumble, whisper, speak in an undertone, speak sotto voce, speak in hushed tones;

talk to oneself

1.1 [no object] Talk or grumble in secret or in private: back-benchers were muttering about the next reshuffle...

Still, it was easier to mutter in private and unsettle his wife with threats of going public than actually doing anything.
By 11, his colleagues had not arrived and several people began muttering over their absence.
The four friends and the men begin muttering, then asking us loudly why only she got the money, then arguing with her.

Synonyms

grumble, moan, complain, grouse, carp, whine, bleat

informal gripe, beef, bitch, whinge, sound off

British informal chunter, grizzle

Northern English informal mither

North American informal kvetch

noun

A barely audible utterance, especially one expressing dissatisfaction or irritation: a little mutter of disgust...

He spoke, his words rising over the mutters and squeals of the living victims.
Not a sound, not a mutter, not a murmur, not a syllable has passed through its member's lips, and those lips are being paid $100,000 a year for doing zilch - nothing.
It is a disgrace, and we will not - unlike other parties - sit here mute, without a syllable, a sound, a mutter, or a murmur, and put up with it.

Derivatives

mutterer

/ˈmʌtərə

/ noun ...

But the growth of this feeling of powerlessness has accelerated, and it's very discouraging: the more the mutterers repeat their mantra, the closer to reality does it become.
Pressing your ear to the speaker for a particularly quiet piece, you find yourself within kissing distance of his mutterers and monologists.
I wish I'd gotten him myself, but I forgive you - and it ought to put paid to the rest of the mutterers, don't you think?

Origin

Late Middle English: imitative; compare with German dialect muttern.

单词	mutter
释义	mutter /ˈmʌtə / verb [reporting verb] 1Say something in a low or barely audible voice, especially in dissatisfaction or irritation: [with object]: he muttered something under his breath [with direct speech]: ‘I knew she was a troublemaker,’ Rebecca muttered... She replied so quietly that he could barely hear her voice muttering her name. He was heard muttering in a barely audible voice. As he leaves, he mutters something that was barely heard. Synonyms talk under one's breath, murmur, mumble, whisper, speak in an undertone, speak sotto voce, speak in hushed tones; talk to oneself 1.1 [no object] Talk or grumble in secret or in private: back-benchers were muttering about the next reshuffle... Still, it was easier to mutter in private and unsettle his wife with threats of going public than actually doing anything. By 11, his colleagues had not arrived and several people began muttering over their absence. The four friends and the men begin muttering, then asking us loudly why only she got the money, then arguing with her. Synonyms grumble, moan, complain, grouse, carp, whine, bleat informal gripe, beef, bitch, whinge, sound off British informal chunter, grizzle Northern English informal mither North American informal kvetch noun A barely audible utterance, especially one expressing dissatisfaction or irritation: a little mutter of disgust... He spoke, his words rising over the mutters and squeals of the living victims. Not a sound, not a mutter, not a murmur, not a syllable has passed through its member's lips, and those lips are being paid $100,000 a year for doing zilch - nothing. It is a disgrace, and we will not - unlike other parties - sit here mute, without a syllable, a sound, a mutter, or a murmur, and put up with it. Derivatives mutterer /ˈmʌtərə / noun ... But the growth of this feeling of powerlessness has accelerated, and it's very discouraging: the more the mutterers repeat their mantra, the closer to reality does it become. Pressing your ear to the speaker for a particularly quiet piece, you find yourself within kissing distance of his mutterers and monologists. I wish I'd gotten him myself, but I forgive you - and it ought to put paid to the rest of the mutterers, don't you think? Origin Late Middle English: imitative; compare with German dialect muttern. Rhymes abutter, aflutter, butter, Calcutta, clutter, constructor, cutter, declutter, flutter, gutter, nutter, scutter, shutter, splutter, sputter, strutter, stutter, utter
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