1
as in complained
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
a muttering group of workers
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2
as in murmured
to speak softly and unclearly
muttering to himself under his breath
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Recent Examples of muttered
Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
There are few actors whose disembodied voices could carry long stretches of cinema, but Dafoe manages it, turning monologues about marionette mechanics or muttered complaints about hotel politics into something weirdly magnetic.
—Leila Latif, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2025
Some faculty and staff reacted with horror, others voiced increasing fear about the ongoing assault on academic freedom, and some merely muttered in sad resignation to the new reality.
—Giuliana Perrone, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Although full disclosure, those two words were muttered in the press box Sunday after Nix had thrown two unsightly picks through the first three quarters of the Broncos’ win over Tennessee.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
There are few actors whose disembodied voices could carry long stretches of cinema, but Dafoe manages it, turning monologues about marionette mechanics or muttered complaints about hotel politics into something weirdly magnetic.
—Leila Latif, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2025
Some faculty and staff reacted with horror, others voiced increasing fear about the ongoing assault on academic freedom, and some merely muttered in sad resignation to the new reality.
—Giuliana Perrone, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for muttered
Verb
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In the past, fans and competitors have complained of long gaps in the schedule to start the season.—
Bruce Martin,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Gil complained that the mound was slick, and the grounds crew came out to work on it in between innings.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Vic mumbled, coughing sleep from his throat.—
Bryan Washington,
New Yorker,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Witnesses screamed in horror and fled for cover after the bullet struck Kirk in the neck.—
Michael Ruiz , Peter D'Abrosca , Julia Bonavita , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , David Spunt , CB Cotton,
FOXNews.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Images shared on social media showed flames shooting high into the air as people screamed and ran from the scene in the Iztapalapa borough.—
Rocío Muñoz-Ledo,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Deep breathing could be heard; birds chirped loudly outside; spectators murmured on the periphery.—
Sarah Larson,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Ohtani grunted his way through the trouble, emptying the tank to keep a zero on the board.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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From the other room, the victim moaned.—
Stephanie Kuzydym,
The Courier-Journal,
15 Aug. 2025
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Yankees fans have moaned and groaned about Aaron Boone’s deployment of Williams in crucial situations this season, and it’s only exacerbated now that every game counts in the postseason race.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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By the end of the penultimate episode, Kupuohi and Ka’ahumanu are able to convince Kamehameha to use Ka’iana’s red-mouthed weapons in order to have a fighting chance against Keōua’s army.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Sep. 2025
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Nearly 25 years later, North is just as bad as Ebert wrote, an astoundingly wrongheaded concept executed in the most mealy-mouthed, limp way possible.—
Will Leitch,
Vulture,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Behind the set of double doors protecting the visiting locker room, the silence was so noticeable that conversations among players, owners and coaches could be nearly whispered — until Chris defensive star Chris Jones interrupted the tranquility.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
12 Sep. 2025
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As his street name was revealed, a gust of wind blew through the crowd on a hot summer day, and from the back of the crowd a woman whispered.—
Sophia Tiedge,
jsonline.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Muttered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muttered. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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