— mutterer , n. — mutteringly , adv.
/mut"euhr/ , v.i.
1. to utter words indistinctly or in a low tone, often as if talking to oneself; murmur.
2. to complain murmuringly; grumble.
3. to make a low, rumbling sound.
v.t.
4. to utter indistinctly or in a low tone: to mutter complaints.
n.
5. the act or utterance of a person who mutters.
[ 1325-75; ME moteren, perh. freq. of MOOT 1 (OE motian to speak); see -ER 6 ]
Syn. 1. See murmur .