English Dictionary: Mutter | by the DICT Development Group |
6 results for Mutter | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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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) |