Meaning of "mutter" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MUTTER

Moteren; related to Norwegian (dialect) mutra, Old High German mutilōn; compare Old English mōtian to speak.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF MUTTER

mutter  [ˈmʌtə]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MUTTER

Mutter is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb mutter in English.

WHAT DOES MUTTER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Mutter

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Definition of mutter in the English dictionary

The first definition of mutter in the dictionary is to utter in a low and indistinct tone. Other definition of mutter is to grumble or complain. Mutter is also to make a low continuous murmuring sound.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO MUTTER

PRESENT

Present

I mutter

you mutter

he/she/it mutters

we mutter

you mutter

they mutter

Present continuous

I am muttering

you are muttering

he/she/it is muttering

we are muttering

you are muttering

they are muttering

Present perfect

I have muttered

you have muttered

he/she/it has muttered

we have muttered

you have muttered

they have muttered

Present perfect continuous

I have been muttering

you have been muttering

he/she/it has been muttering

we have been muttering

you have been muttering

they have been muttering

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I muttered

you muttered

he/she/it muttered

we muttered

you muttered

they muttered

Past continuous

I was muttering

you were muttering

he/she/it was muttering

we were muttering

you were muttering

they were muttering

Past perfect

I had muttered

you had muttered

he/she/it had muttered

we had muttered

you had muttered

they had muttered

Past perfect continuous

I had been muttering

you had been muttering

he/she/it had been muttering

we had been muttering

you had been muttering

they had been muttering

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will mutter

you will mutter

he/she/it will mutter

we will mutter

you will mutter

they will mutter

Future continuous

I will be muttering

you will be muttering

he/she/it will be muttering

we will be muttering

you will be muttering

they will be muttering

Future perfect

I will have muttered

you will have muttered

he/she/it will have muttered

we will have muttered

you will have muttered

they will have muttered

Future perfect continuous

I will have been muttering

you will have been muttering

he/she/it will have been muttering

we will have been muttering

you will have been muttering

they will have been muttering

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would mutter

you would mutter

he/she/it would mutter

we would mutter

you would mutter

they would mutter

Conditional continuous

I would be muttering

you would be muttering

he/she/it would be muttering

we would be muttering

you would be muttering

they would be muttering

Conditional perfect

I would have mutter

you would have mutter

he/she/it would have mutter

we would have mutter

you would have mutter

they would have mutter

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been muttering

you would have been muttering

he/she/it would have been muttering

we would have been muttering

you would have been muttering

they would have been muttering

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you mutter
we let´s mutter
you mutter

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to mutter

Past participle

muttered

Present Participle

muttering

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «MUTTER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «mutter» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of mutter

bleat · complain · grouch · grouse · grumble · mumble · murmur · rumble · whine

TRANSLATION OF MUTTER

Find out the translation of mutter to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of mutter from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mutter» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 咕哝
• Translator English - Spanish: refunfuñar
• English: mutter
• Translator English - Hindi: बुदबुदाना
• Translator English - Arabic: يُغَمْغِمُ
• Translator English - Russian: бормотать
• Translator English - Portuguese: murmurar
• Translator English - Bengali: বিড়বিড় করা
• Translator English - French: marmonner
• Translator English - Malay: Bermesraan
• Translator English - German: murmeln
• Translator English - Japanese: ブツブツ言う
• Translator English - Korean: 중얼중얼 말하다
• Translator English - Javanese: Mutter
• Translator English - Vietnamese: lẩm bẩm
• Translator English - Tamil: முணுமுணுப்பு
• Translator English - Marathi: बंडखोर
• Translator English - Turkish: homurdanma
• Translator English - Italian: brontolare
• Translator English - Polish: zaszemrać
• Translator English - Ukrainian: бурмотіти
• Translator English - Romanian: a mormăi
• Translator English - Greek: μουρμουρίζω
• Translator English - Afrikaans: mompel
• Translator English - Swedish: muttra
• Translator English - Norwegian: mumle

3 QUOTES WITH «MUTTER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word mutter.

1

Drew Curtis

It takes people to move crowds in the right direction, crowds by themselves just stand around and mutter.

2

Stephen Hunter

Among our many crimes as an imperialistic exploiter of other nations' cultures, stealing their movies ranks lower than selling them cigarettes but higher than killing their game. If you've seen big stupid American versions of France's 'Three Men and a Cradle' or, recently, Japan's 'Shall We Dance?,' you can only mutter: 'Guilty, guilty, guilty.'

3

Douglas MacArthur

In my dreams I hear again the crash of guns, the rattle of musketry, the strange, mournful mutter of the battlefield.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MUTTER»

Discover the use of mutter in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mutter and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Opening the Door

Helen Mutter brings us Opening the Door in the hopes that her story may continue to infuse a connection with God and foster spirituality in others.

Helen Mutter, 2010

Survival in Simplicissimus and Mutter Courage

This is a surprising irony in the light of Brecht's communism and the setting of religious conflict in both works.

Cara M. Horwich, 1997

Goethes Mutter erzählt von ihrer Reise nach Darmstadt

Woher hab ich fie mir als junge Mutter von einem großen Lohn clenn fo feft einblltlen könnenF claß ich (lem Herrn Haberlein nicht gefolgt habj wenn er fagte: „Man muß (las lfinel führen uncl es frühen-h uncl was weiß ich als! - Ich aber ( lachteF ...

Bettina von Arnim, 2013

No Laughing Mutter: A Christian Comedian's Book of Apologies ...

Mutter. A Christian Comedian's Book of Apologies for Unkind Jokes Made under His Breath about Others - All in the Name of Mean-spirited Humor Copyright © 2013 by DONNELL “BABY CHRISTIAN” OWENS All rights reserved. No part ofthis ...

Baby Christian, 2013

Tränen Marias Auf der Suche nach dem wahren Herz der Mutter, ...

Übersetzung des Neuen Testamentes mit Anmerkungen“ fand er Folgendes: Die Verwandten, das sind die in Vers 31 erwähnten „Jesu Mutter und seine Brüder“. Das griechische Wort „k(u)ratein“ wird hier mit „ertappen“ übersetzt. An anderer ...

Peter Chavier, 2014

Troubling Maternity: Mothering, Agency, and Ethics in ...

Nora, it is true, is a thinking, narrating subject, who reflects upon her activity as a mother: 'Was ist Mutter-Liebe?' she asks, and 'was ist das, eine Mutter?' (Mutter 7, 276). In addition, as already noted, maternity is presented as a practice, and as ...

Emily Jeremiah, 2003

Skulls and Skeletons: Human Bone Collections and Accumulations

Mutter Museum, College of Physicians of Philadelphia The Mutter Museum in Philadelphia was established by its namesake, Thomas Dent Mutter, who wanted to showcase the medical rarities he had collected. The College of Physicians of ...

Christine Quigley, 2001

Mütter Museum of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia

This book features over 100 photographs by a select group of renowned photographers whose work appears in the award-winning Mutter Museum calendars.

Gretchen Worden, 2002

Amerika

Einmal erzählte Therese — Karl stand neben ihr beim Fenster und sah auf die Straße — vom Tode ihrer Mutter. Wie die Mutter und sie an einem Winterabend — sie konnte damals etwa fünf Jahre alt gewesen sein — jede mit ihrem Bündel  ...

Franz Kafka, 1935

Aspects of Altaic Civilization III: Proceedings of the ...

na bujivol emi es ist das Büffel-Weibchen (Pr2:59). ttetci putif ätnä-fit qontiti er fand sieben Biber mit ihrer Mutter (Gr 1U5). ätmip inätqäk omta meine Mutter sitzt in meinem Zelt (töw 38). iimtiini iivntin- näni soma porsap metjtt meine Mutter ...

Denis Sinor, 1990

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MUTTER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mutter is used in the context of the following news items.

Bristol VA road "impassable" after rain

"I've got too many good memories here, I want to live here the rest of my life," said Mutter. He lived here with his late wife, and raised his ... «WCYB, Jul 15»

Valley Breeze reports on Monastery conservation easement: 'We've …

Valley Breeze reports on Monastery conservation easement: 'We've added some very strong layers of protection' said President Jeff Mutter. «Valley Breeze, Jul 15»

Labour in post-election angst - or deeper malaise?

Net result: when Tories are cranking up the minimum wage and talking about 'one nation,' where is the turf for Labour, mutter some. 10) Throw ... «BBC News, Jul 15»

Rockies fall to Rangers as Wilin Rosario struggles at first base

In LoDo, Rockies fans simply hang their heads and mutter, "not again." The latest chapter of the Rockies' sad season was a 10-8 loss to Texas ... «The Denver Post, Jul 15»

William Waldegrave: too nice ever to have been PM

Yet before we mutter about it being not what you know but who you know, and despite the sometimes wearying recitation of famous names, we ... «Spectator.co.uk, Jul 15»

Featuring fresh takes and real-time analysis from HuffPost's …

Clueless, the cult-fave that spawned books, a TV series, and generations of girls who mutter "As if" with Cher sass, turned 20 on Sunday, which ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»

In My Opinion - How to reduce time of Penzance-Plymouth rail journey

On the agenda could be re-opening a closed line or two, thinking of a “diversionary” route or two, mutter about decreasing long distance ... «Western Morning News, Jul 15»

Hall Income Tax Collections Down $133835 For Lookout Mountain …

Attorney Brian Smith and Mayor Mutter said the district attorney's office had ... Mayor Mutter said the town is really appreciative of their support. «The Chattanoogan, Jul 15»

Police Made 68 Drug Arrests in One Neighborhood in Two Days

The Thursday arrests took place on Waterloo Street, Water Street, Silver Street, Mutter Street and Williams Street. On Friday, there were 27 ... «Philadelphia Magazine, Jul 15»

Last Race in Sonoma: Twilight for “Top the Cops”

I mutter something about being there to watch. Heads cock and I think I hear snickering. I try to slide further into my sensible Corolla seat. «SB Nation, Jul 15»