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mutter

Meaning of “mutter”

To speak in a low, indistinct, murmuring, or subdued manner.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
1 occurrence1 verse1 bookKJV PCE

First occurrence: Isaiah 8:19

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The KJV occurrence

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Isaiah 8:19
¶ And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead?
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 8:19 · retained source text

¶ And when they shall say vnto you; Seeke vnto them that haue familiar spirits, and vnto wizards that peepe and that mutter: should not a people seeke vnto their God? for the liuing, to the dead?

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Historical definitions

To utter words in a low voice, especially in complaint; to grumble or murmur.

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