muttering (mutering)

[Verbal n. of mut ter, v.] The sound made by one who mutters; grumbling; mumbling: as, an angry muttering. It [the relinquishing of some places] would take away the mutterings that run of Multiplicity of Offices. Howell , Letters, I. iv. 18. Those who saw [Pitt]... in his decay. say that his speaking was then. a low, monotonous muttering . Macaulay , William Pitt. mutte mutteringly (mut'er-ing (mut'er-ing-li), adv . In a muttering manner; without distinct articulation. -ous.] Muttering; murmuring; buzzing. laine may be the ruine of a whole camp. mutineer (mū-ti-ner'), v. i. [ But what's the good of mutineering ? continued the second mate, addre ing the man in the fur cap. Daily Telegraph (London), Nov. 26, 1881. (Encyc. Dict .)