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2. To fall into strife; to quarrel.
[Obs.] Shak.

Mut"ism (?), n. The condition,
state, or habit of being mute, or without speech. Max
Müller.

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.

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

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