muttering

muttering
Synonyms and related words:
aspiration, bated breath, beefing, bellyaching, bitching, breath, breathy voice, complaining, complaintful, crabbing, crabby, cranky, croaking, disappointed, discontented, disgruntled, displeased, dissatisfied, drone, droning, envious, exhalation, faultfinding, gabble, gibber, gibbering, griping, grouchy, grousing, growling, grumbling, jabber, jibber, little voice, low voice, malcontent, malcontented, maundering, mouthing, mumble, mumbling, murmur, murmuration, murmuring, murmurish, murmurous, mutter, out of humor, peevish, petulant, querulant, querulous, rebellious, resentful, restive, restless, rustling, sigh, soft voice, stage whisper, still small voice, sulky, susurrant, susurration, susurrous, susurrus, unaccepting, unaccommodating, underbreath, undertone, uneasy, unfulfilled, ungratified, unhappy, unsatisfied, whiny, whisper, whispering, whispery

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  • Muttering — Mutter Mut ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Muttered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Muttering}.] [Prob. of imitative origin; cf. L. muttire, mutire.] 1. To utter words indistinctly or with a low voice and lips partly closed; esp., to utter indistinct complaints or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • muttering — noun a) Something which is muttered I managed to catch a few of his mutterings. b) A rumour …   Wiktionary

  • muttering — mÊŒtÉ™rɪŋ n. grumbling, inarticulate soft speech, mumbling mut·ter || mÊŒtÉ™(r) n. inarticulate soft speech, mumbling, grumbling v. utter soft inarticulate speech, mumble; grumble, complain quietly and incessantly …   English contemporary dictionary

  • muttering — See: mutter …   English dictionary

  • muttering — noun 1. a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑mutter, ↑murmur, ↑murmuring, ↑murmuration, ↑mussitation • Derivationally related forms …   Useful english dictionary

  • maundering —  muttering, as beggars do when not relieved …   A glossary of provincial and local words used in England

  • mutter — 01. The young boy [muttered] angrily to himself when the teacher told him he had to stay after school. 02. She s a crazy old lady that [mutters] to herself and screams at shadows. 03. The old man was [muttering] to himself as he looked through… …   Grammatical examples in English

  • mutter — [[t]mʌ̱tə(r)[/t]] mutters, muttering, muttered VERB If you mutter, you speak very quietly so that you cannot easily be heard, often because you are complaining about something. [V with quote] God knows, she muttered, what s happening in that… …   English dictionary

  • mutter */*/ — UK [ˈmʌtə(r)] / US [ˈmʌtər] verb Word forms mutter : present tense I/you/we/they mutter he/she/it mutters present participle muttering past tense muttered past participle muttered 1) [intransitive/transitive] to talk in a quiet voice that is… …   English dictionary

  • murmuring — I noun 1. a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑mutter, ↑muttering, ↑murmur, ↑murmuration, ↑mussitation …   Useful english dictionary

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