Hi
Would you say that the two words are essentially synonymous?
She mumbled a few words and left the room.
She muttered a few words and left the room.
Thanks,
Tom
'Mutter' carries a sense of complaint or discontent that 'mumble' does not.
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'Mutter' carries a sense of complaint or discontent that 'mumble' does not.