muttering

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At one point these diminutive, muttering, bewhiskered mechanics accompany Grogu on a side quest, piling into a bitty space ship.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

When coders everywhere start muttering to their AI minions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

"It was badly received. There was a lot of muttering below the decks," Commander David Allsop said at the time.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

As we lay in bed together reading, my sighs and muttering about “frickin’ three cliches in one paragraph” caused her to throw sideways glances my way.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2026

She started to clean the table, getting paper towels and cleaning spray and muttering to herself the whole time.

From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney