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   Mutter (?), 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.
   
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   Wizards that peep, and that mutter. Is. viii. 19.
   
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   Meantime your filthy foreigner will stare,
   
   And mutter to himself. Dryden.
   
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   2. To sound with a low, rumbling noise.
   
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   Thick lightnings flash, the muttering thunder rolls. Pope.
   
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   Mutter, v. t. To utter with imperfect articulations, or with a low voice; as, “to mutter threats”.  Shak.
   
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   Mutter, n. Repressed or obscure utterance.
   
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