Mutter : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Mutter	by the DICT Development Group
6 results for Mutter
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mutter n a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech Synonym(s): mutter, muttering, murmur, murmuring, murmuration, mussitation a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone Synonym(s): grumble, grumbling, murmur, murmuring, mutter, muttering v talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice [syn: mumble, mutter, maunder, mussitate] make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath; "she grumbles when she feels overworked" Synonym(s): murmur, mutter, grumble, croak, gnarl
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 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 Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 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 (15Feb98) [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)