muttering
3
4.7
- noun
- /ˈmʌtərɪŋ/
:
murmullos
- Have you ever heard in a crowd mutterings of blame that will not modulate, that will not rise?
Examples
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There are mutterings of discontent.
Fiction book (1994) -
So when NICE updated its recommendations on Lipid Modification last year, the topic generated a lot of muttering from newspaper columnists, healthcare professionals, taxpayers, and patients.
Academic text (2015) -
There is much muttering about this from everyone.
Fiction book (2002) -
And William had barely gotten his bride to his palace in the Netherlands before general muttering broke out in the courts of Europe.
Academic text (1999) -
Already there were mutterings in Belgium against Leopold's one-man rule in Africa.
Academic text (1998) -
My father accepted this with a combination of Old World stoicism and tactless mutterings.
Fiction book (2001) -
So, therefore, yes, you are observing the mutterings of people coming unhinged, of them losing their moorings.
Blog text (15) -
There had been mutterings of witchcraft by peasants, churchmen, and nobles alike.
Fiction book (2001) -
After creeping from my bed, I would crouch and listen for my father's mutterings in the hot, gloomy breath exhaled from the furnace.
Fiction book (1998) -
The teacher's muttering during the lecture made it hard for the students to concentrate.
Synonyms
68
3.7
A low, soft cry showing pain or sadness
36
4.1
A low, quiet sound made by people speaking softly or by small movements
28
3.0
A high, annoying complaint
19
3.2
A quiet complaint that shows someone is unhappy
18
4.4
A low quiet complaint that people say so others cannot hear
9
5.9
A quiet complaint said softly by people who disagree
6
3.6
Speaking quietly and not clearly so people cannot understand
3
3.4
A quiet complaint about something you dislike
A small spoken complaint said quietly
A quiet, weak complaint that people often ignore
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Etymology
Muttering comes from the same old word mutter, and, like murmur and mumble, it copies a quiet voice. That's why muttering can mean a low, hard-to-hear complaint or remark someone makes when they are unhappy.