mutter

How to use mutter in a sentence

He fired with an accuracy of aim that won him an admiring mutter, although to miss would have been almost as noteworthy.

ANCESTORSGERTRUDE ATHERTON

"It's not Joan I've killed at any rate," I heard him mutter as she turned and opened her eyes and smiled faintly up in his face.

For all that, an occasional mutter came unheeded to his ears, the closed curtains preserving articulate sounds like room walls.

But Richard would cross himself and mutter prayers, calling on every saint to fight against the assailing devils.

GOD WILLS IT!WILLIAM STEARNS DAVIS

And he in turn told a story that made men cross themselves and mutter their Glorias.

GOD WILLS IT!WILLIAM STEARNS DAVIS

Slowly Old Matt sank back into his seat and the stranger heard him mutter, "Poor boy, poor boy."

Then the gallant gentleman, as he took his bed-candle, was heard to mutter something which sounded like "d——d skinny!"

Thus did the old gentleman mutter loud enough for Newton to overhear.

NEWTON FORSTERCAPTAIN FREDERICK MARRYAT

He, just like my 'dream-father,' ended every remark with a sort of indistinct inward mutter.

Then he slept, brokenly, waking at intervals to mutter "Damn it——" and to think of her again where she lay, far up Glyn Iago.

SYNONYM OF THE DAY

OCTOBER 26, 1985