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

If this conflict is sustained, economists are muttering about growth being perhaps just half of the 1.1% the Office for Budget Responsibility predicted for this year - or even less.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

“I remember a roomful of actors muttering ‘Jesus Christ’ each time they realized they had to sit through another cartoon,” Ms. Minnelli writes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Outside the Capitol, I kept walking and muttering to myself.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

It covered its face with both wings, muttering to itself.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi