mut·ter /ˈmʌtɚ/
 喃喃低語(vi.)喃喃自語,作低沈聲(vt.)出怨言,抱怨地說


 Mut·ter v. i. [imp. & p. p. Muttered p. pr. & vb. n. Muttering.]
 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.


 Mut·ter, v. t. To utter with imperfect articulations, or with a low voice; as, to mutter threats.


 Mut·ter, n. Repressed or obscure utterance.

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 mutter
      n 1: a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by
           movement of the lips without the production of
           articulate speech [syn: muttering, murmur, murmuring,
            murmuration, mussitation]
      2: a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone [syn: grumble,
          grumbling, murmur, murmuring, muttering]
      v 1: talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice [syn: mumble, maunder,
            mussitate]
      2: make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath; "she
         grumbles when she feels overworked" [syn: murmur, grumble,
          croak, gnarl]