mutter
Example Sentences
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He wants to know why she’s unhappy; the audience will be muttering, “Get a clue.”
There was fear in his voice when he muttered, “How can all this tremor not lead to an eruption?”
From Literature
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The man’s voice was growing weaker, and he began to mutter: half words; none of them sense.
From Literature
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“Don’t burn the toast this time,” he mutters.
From Literature
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"It was badly received. There was a lot of muttering below the decks," Commander David Allsop said at the time.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.