mutteration

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noun

An act of muttering or complaining.

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Meanings

nounmutteration (countable and uncountable, plural mutterations)

plural mutterations

  1. countablenonce worduncountableAn act of muttering or complaining.

    Inside, under the canvas top, there was a chattering mutteration, as if all the items so carefully stowed away were talking together.

    1989, Elizabeth Yates, Carolina's Courage, page 41

Origin

From mutter + -ation.

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APA

mutteration. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mutteration

MLA

“mutteration.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mutteration. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mutteration,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mutteration.

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