Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The sound made by one who mutters; grumbling; mumbling: as, an angry muttering.
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- verb Present participle of
mutter . - noun Something which is
muttered - noun A
rumour .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
- noun a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone
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Examples
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Tina gets worried after she hears Justin muttering something about wardrobe malfunctions …
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On his way out, he used two profanities in muttering aloud that Ruff should mind his own business.
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I heard a muttering from the wheelhouse, and made out the word "Slagfinn" — not at all a good thing.
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I heard a muttering from the wheelhouse, and made out the word "Slagfinn" — not at all a good thing.
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Mao and Huang hears Yin muttering about the number which she apparently came across at a fanfiction story she read about, thanks to Kiko’s influence.
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Meditation -- the Hebrew word means "mumbling" or "muttering" -- is the hearth's log.
Charles Redfern: Puff And Bluster At Armageddon Charles Redfern 2011
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Meditation -- the Hebrew word means "mumbling" or "muttering" -- is the hearth's log.
Charles Redfern: Puff And Bluster At Armageddon Charles Redfern 2011
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Meditation -- the Hebrew word means "mumbling" or "muttering" -- is the hearth's log.
Charles Redfern: Puff And Bluster At Armageddon Charles Redfern 2011
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Meditation -- the Hebrew word means "mumbling" or "muttering" -- is the hearth's log.
Charles Redfern: Puff And Bluster At Armageddon Charles Redfern 2011
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"I said, 'I don't know what your intentions are, Lord, but I hope if I die, I die a brave person,'" one of the crew members recalls muttering to himself.
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