mutter
Example Sentences
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“Don’t even know where those two live,” she muttered.
From Literature
He searched through them, muttering to himself, until he found the one he wanted.
From Literature
“George H. W. and George W. Bush,” the boy muttered quietly to himself.
From Literature
“Hmm,” he muttered, “you have to make your own fair in this world!”
From Literature
He wants to know why she’s unhappy; the audience will be muttering, “Get a clue.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
