mutter
Example Sentences
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Looking up toward the heavens, Mama closed her eyes and muttered something that no one could have understood.
From Literature
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He muttered some words, and his eyes got big and glassy.
From Literature
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Outside the Capitol, I kept walking and muttering to myself.
From Los Angeles Times
The locals in their working-class part of the city of Sahiwal mutter that Zeba is living under a curse after her previous suitors died in mysterious circumstances.
From Barron's
“That’s easy for you to say,” he muttered in a huff.
From Literature
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