- present participle of mutter.
muttering
Example Sentences
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Then we can make more Oppenheimer comparisons when he winds up pacing the frontiers, wringing his hands and muttering the Bhagavad Gita about what he’s unleashed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Beavis and Butt-head might leave chaos and destruction in their muttering, giggling wake, but they rarely suffer lasting harm themselves.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
When coders everywhere start muttering to their AI minions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 10, 2026
If this conflict is sustained, economists are muttering about growth being perhaps just half of the 1.1% the Office for Budget Responsibility predicted for this year - or even less.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026
A tiny voice was muttering, “Brightbill’s back Brightbill’s back Brightbill’s back!”
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
