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mutter |
6 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mutter \Mut"ter\, v. t. To utter with imperfect articulations, or with a low voice; as to mutter threats. --Shak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mutter \Mut"ter\, n. Repressed or obscure utterance. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mutter \Mut"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Muttered}; p. pr & vb n. {Muttering}.] [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 complaints 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 lightnings flash, the muttering thunder rolls. --Pope. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: mutter n 1: a low continuous indistinct sound [syn: {muttering}, {murmur}, {murmuring}, {murmuration}] 2: a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone [syn: {grumble}, {grumbling}, {murmur}, {murmuring}, {muttering}] v 1: talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice [syn: {mumble}, {maffle}, {maunder}, {mussitate}] 2: complain quietly [syn: {murmur}, {grumble}, {croak}, {gnarl}] From Jargon File (4.2.3, 23 NOV 2000) [jargon]: mutter vt To quietly enter a command not meant for the ears, eyes, or fingers of ordinary mortals. Often used in `mutter an {incantation}'. See also {wizard}. = N = ===== From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: mutter To quietly enter a command not meant for the ears, eyes, or fingers of ordinary mortals. Often used in "mutter an {incantation}". See also {wizard}. [{Jargon File}] (1995-02-06)
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