as in muttering
speech that is not clear enough to be understood
the distracting mutter of some member of the audience
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as in to complain
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
a muttering group of workers
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as in to mumble
to speak softly and unclearly
muttering to himself under his breath
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Recent Examples of mutter
Kevin Coldiron, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
But when the man asked Valdivia for money on the train, the agent said no and the man muttered expletives while walking away, prosecutors said, according to NBC Washington.
—Antonio Planas, NBC News, 26 Nov. 2024
When Valdivia declined to give him any money, the man allegedly muttered expletives before turning away.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 26 Nov. 2024
Musicians must become actors playing roles, hollering certain motifs and muttering others.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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Elder economists muttered darkly of ancient times when the CPI rose by double digits, yet many a year had passed with no inflation sightings.
—Kevin Coldiron, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
But when the man asked Valdivia for money on the train, the agent said no and the man muttered expletives while walking away, prosecutors said, according to NBC Washington.
—Antonio Planas, NBC News, 26 Nov. 2024
When Valdivia declined to give him any money, the man allegedly muttered expletives before turning away.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 26 Nov. 2024
Musicians must become actors playing roles, hollering certain motifs and muttering others.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mutter
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Many residents at the town hall complained about feeling unsafe at their local Giant or Weis supermarkets, seeing panhandlers, loitering and graffiti in and around these areas.Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 16 Jan. 2025
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Some of the agency’s top Middle East diplomats complained in private that they were sidelined by Biden’s National Security Council.Brett Murphy, ProPublica, 15 Jan. 2025
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He was seen whispering with his attorney, Thomas Dickey, glancing at reporters and mumbling to himself at the Blair County Court hearing.Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 13 Dec. 2024
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When city officials mumble pieties and let lifesaving street designs get bogged down in endless studies.Justin Davidson, Curbed, 13 Nov. 2024
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Are we meant to sympathize with this creature as people scream in terror and call it a monster and attack it and scream for it to be shot?Erik Kain, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
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Ahmad would scream in terror, afraid of something beyond his family’s perception.Alia Malek, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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All the other drives ended in punts – 11 to be exact – as the Levi’s Stadium crowd began to murmur about the lack of scoring.Scott Thompson, Fox News, 13 Dec. 2024
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Additionally, lawmakers across the spectrum have begun to murmur about the necessity of a resignation from Macron if the Assembly has any chance of passing legislation.Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Dec. 2024
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Recent whispers from Washington suggest that tariffs are unlikely to be broad.Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2025
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Veteran journalist Kim Osorio appears in the doc and says that there were whispers that Porter was a victim of Combs’ abuse, and an attorney for a client who sued Combs says her client witnessed acts of violence against Porter.Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 13 Jan. 2025
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Seems to be the only real way to get everybody to stop whining about the seeding.Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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Rather than a bark or even a regular whining sound, Enzo has surprised social media users by showing off his unexpected squeaking noises.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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One daughter then raises her hand near her mouth and appears to mouth something to the vice president.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
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Fike doesn’t mouth along to the songs, make distinct markers of when one ends and another begins, or even mention the titles of any of them.Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2024
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Assigning an employee grunt work is not delegating.Terina Allen, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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But not before the North Node of Destiny enters your sixth house of health, routine, and day-today grunt work as of January 11.Roya Backlund, StyleCaster, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Mutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutter. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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