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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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