What is another word for mutters?

Pronunciation: [mˈʌtəz] (IPA)

Mutters is a verb that refers to the act of whispering or speaking in a low, indistinct voice. Some synonyms for this word are murmurs, grumbles, mumbles, and whispers. These words are all used to indicate speech that is not clearly heard or understood, often because it is spoken in a low or unclear tone. Murmurs can also refer to a soft, low sound made by a group of people talking together. Grumbles, on the other hand, tend to have a negative connotation as they indicate a complaint or discontent. Mumbles refer to speech that is difficult to understand due to the speaker's low tone or unclear pronunciation, while whispers are generally used in situations where secrecy is needed.

What are the hypernyms for Mutters?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Mutters

At the foot of a long street, so close to the river that its single light casts a ghastly glare into the water, stands the railroad station, where the agent awaits the arrival of the single train that visits the place daily,-for only a few people want to go to Davy's Bend, and not many are left to move away,-so the agent mutters at the rain and the darkness, and growls at the hard fate that keeps him up so late; for, of all the inhabitants of the place, he is the only one who has business to call him out at night.
"The Mystery of the Locks"
Edgar Watson Howe
"Allan Dorris, from Nowhere-in-Particular," he mutters after he is seated, and while watching his steaming garments.
"The Mystery of the Locks"
Edgar Watson Howe
"Heads I do, and tails I don't," he mutters weakly, groping in his pocket.
"Helena Brett's Career"
Desmond Coke

Famous quotes with Mutters

  • When asked what he puts on his hair: "Mostly orphans' tears, old clock parts, lizard's tails, spit, the concept of freedom; all up there, all shooshed up right nice and tight, like a bonfire that's never actually burned... it mutters follicular oddities into my mind."
    Russell Brand
  • Look on yon child, it droops the head, Its knees are bow'd with pain; It mutters from its wretched bed, "Oh, let me sleep again!" Alas! 'tis time, the mother's eyes Turn mournfully away; Alas! 'tis time, the child must rise, And yet it is not day.
    Letitia Elizabeth Landon
  • "I'm not their slave," the man mutters. "I am," I say. "That’s why I killed Cato … and he killed Thresh … and he killed Clove … and she tried to kill me. It just goes around and around, and who wins? Not us. Not the districts. Always the Capitol. But I'm tired of being a piece in their Games."
    Suzanne Collins

Related words: mutterings, mutters, grumbling, muttered, murmured

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