MUTISM
Mut"ism, n.
Defn: The condition, state, or habit of being mute, or without speech. Max Müller.
MUTOSCOPE
Mu"to*scope, n. [L. mutare to change + -scope.]
Defn: A simple form of moving-picture machine in which the series of views, exhibiting the successive phases of a scene, are printed on paper and mounted around the periphery of a wheel. The rotation of the wheel brings them rapidly into sight, one after another, and the blended effect gives a semblance of motion.
MUTTER
Mut"ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Muttered; p. pr. & vb. n. Muttering.]
Etym: [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 complains 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 lightings flash, the muttering thunder rolls. Pope.
MUTTER
Mut"ter, v. t.
Defn: To utter with imperfect articulations, or with a low voice; as, to mutter threats. Shak.
MUTTER
Mut"ter, n.