as in muttering
speech that is not clear enough to be understood
the distracting mutter of some member of the audience
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1
as in to complain
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
a muttering group of workers
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as in to mumble
to speak softly and unclearly
muttering to himself under his breath
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Howard Fendrich, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2024
Our very own Amelia Bedelia drops a utensil onto the primary and clumsily reaches over the captain to pour his wine, muttering panicked apologies.
—Molly Fitzpatrick, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2024
The cabdriver—a scrawny older man—drives rapidly and erratically, cutting off other vehicles, muttering imprecations in an unfamiliar language under his breath, swerving in and out of lanes, blowing his horn to force laggard drivers to let him by.
—Annie Proulx, The New Yorker, 30 June 2024
When a security guard appeared to urge the music star up the stairs, Rowland turned around and put her hands on the security guard's shoulder, muttering something.
—Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 22 May 2024
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Listen to this article LONDON — After putting one shot into the net, Iga Swiatek muttered to herself.
—Howard Fendrich, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2024
Our very own Amelia Bedelia drops a utensil onto the primary and clumsily reaches over the captain to pour his wine, muttering panicked apologies.
—Molly Fitzpatrick, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2024
The cabdriver—a scrawny older man—drives rapidly and erratically, cutting off other vehicles, muttering imprecations in an unfamiliar language under his breath, swerving in and out of lanes, blowing his horn to force laggard drivers to let him by.
—Annie Proulx, The New Yorker, 30 June 2024
When a security guard appeared to urge the music star up the stairs, Rowland turned around and put her hands on the security guard's shoulder, muttering something.
—Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 22 May 2024
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In one call, a soldier complained that there were not enough translators.Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
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This summer, baseball fans complained as the Yankees aired on nine different stations during the regular season.Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 29 Oct. 2024
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Another guy mumbled to himself, squatting on cardboard in front of a bank.Joshua Cohen, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2024
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This female victim, however, was being particularly combative, struggling to free her arms from the straps and mumbling incoherently.Rick Jervis, USA TODAY, 30 July 2024
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As Neely screamed about being hungry and thirsty, Kenniff said, the environment changed when Neely took off his jacket, whipped it around his head and dropped it on the ground with such force the train fell silent.Eric Levenson, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
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Each recipe’s episode goes live at the start of the following month on the Dinner SOS feed. November 2024: Caramel Apple Monkey Bread Photo by Travis Rainey, Food Styling by Jesse Szewczyk, Prop Styling by Alexandra Massillon This project bake screams autumn.Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appétit, 1 Nov. 2024
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Baraka took the stage, in a pink shirt and white sneakers, and delivered an address that kept the room murmuring and chuckling for more than an hour.Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
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My Method Actor scatters luminous beads of sound design into a writhing body of hooks and vocal lines—sometimes murmured, others chanted, all interspersed with that trademark Yanya flourish that sounds like a sigh rising to a yelp.Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 13 Sep. 2024
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Visitors have reported seeing shadowy figures, including the ghost of a young girl, and hearing whispers among the urns.Shawna Chen, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
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In the kitchen, my wife and I discussed in rapid whispers how to protect the children.Yukio Mishima, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2024
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The video shows Daisy standing and staring out the window, whining and panting as a shelter member tries to comfort her.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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ZeroZero touts the fact that the Beacon has a microphone which can be used to record the sound around you while the ProMax is in flight, aided by noise-reduction algorithms that eliminate the sound of the drone's whining motors.Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 29 Oct. 2024
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Fike doesn’t mouth along to the songs, make distinct markers of when one ends and another begins, or even mention the titles of any of them.Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2024
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Also present was Dmitri Shostakovich, who had come to New York at Stalin’s behest, in order to mouth propaganda at the Cultural and Scientific Conference for World Peace.Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
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The team is also working on further improvements, including stepping up to a newer Yamaha MT-09 engine that puts out a bit more low-end grunt.Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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The controversial comments were met with gasps and grunts from the audience and much commentary on social media.Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Mutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutter. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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