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muttermutter /ˈmʌt̮ɚ/ ●●○ verb ETYMOLOGYmutterOrigin: 1300-1400 Probably from the sound VERB TABLEmutter |
Present | I, you, we, they | mutter | | he, she, it | mutters | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | muttered | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have muttered | | he, she, it | has muttered | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had muttered | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will mutter | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have muttered |
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Present | I | am muttering | | he, she, it | is muttering | | you, we, they | are muttering | Past | I, he, she, it | was muttering | | you, we, they | were muttering | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been muttering | | he, she, it | has been muttering | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been muttering | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be muttering | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been muttering |
► muttered under ... breath “I shouldn’t have come,” she muttered under her breath. THESAURUSexpress in words► say to use particular words to tell someone a thought, opinion, explanation, etc.: What did you say? “I don’t care,” he said. ► mention to say something but without giving many details: He mentioned that he saw you yesterday. ► add to say something more about something: Is there anything you’d like to add? ► express formal to say how you feel about something: Her mother expressed concern about how Lisa was doing in school. ► point out to say something that other people had not noticed or thought of: “It’s upside down,” Liz pointed out. ► remark (also observe formal) to say what you have noticed about something: She remarked that the process had been difficult for everyone. ► specify formal to say something in an exact and detailed way: He did not specify how many jobs would be cut. ► state formal to say something publicly or officially, in a clear way: The police officer stated that the driver had been speeding. ► announce to tell people officially something that was not known before or that people were waiting to hear: At the meeting, the company’s president announced that they would be building a new factory in Detroit. ► declare formal to say something very firmly. You can also use declare when someone officially states something: “I won’t go!” she declared. The announcer declared that the games had begun. ► exclaim to say something loudly and suddenly: “Your house is so beautiful!” she exclaimed. ► blurt out to say something suddenly and without thinking: Peter blurted out the news before we could stop him. ► utter formal to say something, usually one word or a few words. Used especially in writing: No one uttered a word. ► whisper to say something very quietly: “Is the baby asleep?” she whispered. ► mumble/mutter to say something quietly so that your words are not clear, for example when you are annoyed or embarrassed: “It’s not fair,” she muttered. ► murmur to say something in a soft slow gentle voice: He murmured words of love. ► stammer/stutter to speak with a lot of pauses and repeated sounds, because you have a speech problem, or because you are nervous or excited: Eric stammered his thanks, and blushed. ► snap to suddenly say something in an angry way: “I’ll just do it myself!” Anna snapped. ► growl to say something in a low angry voice: “Shut up,” he growled. ► snarl to say something in a mean angry way: “Get out of here!” he snarled. 1[intransitive, transitive] 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: Karen muttered something I couldn’t hear.mutter about What are you two muttering about? “I shouldn’t have come,” she muttered under her breath.► see thesaurus at say12[intransitive] to complain about something or express doubts about it, but without saying clearly and openly what you think: mutter about Some residents are muttering about the design of the building.—mutter noun [countable]—mutterer noun [countable]—muttering noun [countable, uncountable] |