of or pertaining to or marked by genetic mutation
<adj.pert>

mutative

sample sentences

"the mutative processes of nature"

a Scottish unit of liquid measure equal to 0.9 United States pint
<noun.quantity>

mutchkin

expressed without speech
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

mute

tongueless

unspoken

wordless

sample sentences

"a mute appeal"
"a silent curse"
"best grief is tongueless"- Emily Dickinson
"the words stopped at her lips unsounded"
"unspoken grief"
"choking exasperation and wordless shame"- Thomas Wolfe

unable to speak because of hereditary deafness
<adj.all>

dumb

mute

silent

a device used to soften the tone of a musical instrument
<noun.artifact>

mute

a deaf person who is unable to speak
<noun.person>

deaf-and-dumb person

deaf-mute

mute

deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
<verb.perception>

damp

dampen

dull

muffle

mute

tone down

soundless Eurasian swan; commonly domesticated
<noun.animal>

Cygnus olor

mute swan

in a softened tone
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

hushed

muted

quiet

subdued

sample sentences

"hushed voices"
"muted trumpets"
"a subdued whisper"
"a quiet reprimand"

being or made softer or less loud or clear
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 2

dull

muffled

muted

softened

sample sentences

"the dull boom of distant breaking waves"
"muffled drums"
"the muffled noises of the street"
"muted trumpets"

without speaking
<adv.all>   freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

mutely

silently

taciturnly

wordlessly

sample sentences

"he sat mutely next to her"

a refusal to speak when expected
<noun.attribute>   freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 8

muteness

silence

sample sentences

"his silence about my contribution was surprising"

the condition of being unable or unwilling to speak
<noun.state>

muteness

mutism

sample sentences

"her muteness was a consequence of her deafness"

destroy or injure severely
<verb.change>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

cut up

mangle

mutilate

sample sentences

"The madman mutilates art work"

destroy or injure severely
<verb.body>

mar

mutilate

sample sentences

"mutilated bodies"

alter so as to make unrecognizable
<verb.change>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

mangle

murder

mutilate

sample sentences

"The tourists murdered the French language"

having a part of the body crippled or disabled
<adj.all>

maimed

mutilated

an injury that causes disfigurement or that deprives you of a limb or other important body part
<noun.event>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

mutilation

the act of damaging the appearance or surface of something
<noun.act>

defacement

disfiguration

disfigurement

mutilation

sample sentences

"the defacement of an Italian mosaic during the Turkish invasion"
"he objected to the dam's massive disfigurement of the landscape"

a person who mutilates or destroys or disfigures or cripples
<noun.person>

maimer

mangler

mutilator

someone who is openly rebellious and refuses to obey authorities (especially seamen or soldiers)
<noun.person>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

mutineer

consisting of or characterized by or inciting to mutiny
<adj.all>

mutinous

sample sentences

"mutinous acts"
"mutinous thoughts"
"a mutinous speech"

disposed to or in a state of mutiny
<adj.all>

mutinous

sample sentences

"the men became mutinous and insubordinate"

open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers)
<noun.act>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

mutiny

engage in a mutiny against an authority
<verb.social>

mutiny

any of various plants of the genus Mutisia
<noun.plant>

mutisia

the condition of being unable or unwilling to speak
<noun.state>

muteness

mutism

sample sentences

"her muteness was a consequence of her deafness"

the smallest unit of DNA where a mutation can occur
<noun.substance>

muton

an inferior dog or one of mixed breed
<noun.animal>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

cur

mongrel

mutt

a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone
<noun.communication>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

grumble

grumbling

murmur

murmuring

mutter

muttering

a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
<noun.event>   freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

murmur

murmuration

murmuring

mussitation

mutter

muttering

talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
<verb.communication>   freq. cnt.: 25 freq. cnt.: 19 freq. cnt.: 6

maunder

mumble

mussitate

mutter

make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath
<verb.communication>   freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 3

croak

gnarl

grumble

murmur

mutter

sample sentences

"she grumbles when she feels overworked"

a person who speaks softly and indistinctly
<noun.person>

mumbler

murmurer

mutterer

a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
<noun.event>   freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

murmur

murmuration

murmuring

mussitation

mutter

muttering

a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone
<noun.communication>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

grumble

grumbling

murmur

murmuring

mutter

muttering

meat from a mature domestic sheep
<noun.food>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

mouton

mutton

facial hair that has grown down the side of a man's face in front of the ears (especially when the rest of the beard is shaved off)
<noun.body>

burnside

mutton chop

side-whiskers

sideburn

chop cut from a mature sheep
<noun.food>

mutton chop

a quad with a square body
<noun.quantity>

em

em quad

mutton quad

sample sentences

"since `em quad' is hard to distinguish from `en quad', printers sometimes called it a `mutton quad'"

similar to and often marketed as `red snapper'
<noun.animal>

Lutjanus analis

mutton snapper

muttonfish

tallow from the body of a mature sheep
<noun.substance>

mutton tallow