| 单词 | mutter |
| 释义 | mutter (once / 158 pages) vn When you mutter, you mumble under your breath, often in an angry way. You might mutter to yourself as you clean graffiti off your garage, for example. An irritable teenager might mutter when her parents make her get off the couch and mow the lawn, and your uncle might mutter at the television every night when he watches the news. When someone mutters, she speaks in a low voice, either to herself or to another person. Mutter was originally moteren in the fourteenth century, and it comes from a Proto-Indo-European root, mut, which was most likely imitative — in other words, it sounds like its meaning. WORD FAMILYmutter: muttered, mutterer, muttering, mutters+/mutterer: mutterers/muttering: mutterings USAGE EXAMPLES“How long you think he’s gonna talk for today?” one player muttered. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) After losses, some mutter, questioning plays and substitutions. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) I was then asked where I worked and I lied to my fellow journalists, muttering about a blog. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) 1v talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice Syn|Hyper maunder, mumble, mussitate mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize express in speech 2v make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath Syn|Hyper croak, gnarl, grumble, murmur complain, kick, kvetch, plain, quetch, sound off express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness 3n a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech Syn|Hyper murmur, murmuration, murmuring, mussitation, muttering sound the sudden occurrence of an audible event 4n a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone Syn|Hyper grumble, grumbling, murmur, murmuring, muttering complaint an expression of grievance or resentment |
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