MUTTERED

Verb

muttered

simple past tense and past participle of mutter

Anagrams

• drumette

Source: Wiktionary

MUTTER

Mut"ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Muttered; p. pr. & vb. n. Muttering.] Etym: [Prob. of imitative origin; cf. L. muttire, mutire.]

1. To utter words indistinctly or with a low voice and lips partly closed; esp., to utter indistinct complains or angry expressions; to grumble; to growl. Wizards that peep, and that mutter. Is. viii. 19. Meantime your filthy foreigner will stare, And mutter to himself. Dryden.

2. To sound with a low, rumbling noise. Thick lightings flash, the muttering thunder rolls. Pope.

Mut"ter, v. t.

Definition: To utter with imperfect articulations, or with a low voice; as, to mutter threats. Shak.

Mut"ter, n.

Definition: Repressing or obscure utterance.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition