muttering

Example Sentences

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Later, as the King closed out his speech, one of his final lines prompted some muttering – of both agreement and concern – from the Democratic side.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 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

“I remember a roomful of actors muttering ‘Jesus Christ’ each time they realized they had to sit through another cartoon,” Ms. Minnelli writes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

There was still some muttering and a few can-you-believe-I-just-did-that stares at her coaches, but she remained in charge.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 6, 2025

He’d been miserably muttering the same thing ever since the Lemoncello holiday commercials started airing.

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein