In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
MUTTERED
Verb
muttered
simple past tense and past participle of mutter
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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
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