mutter
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A handful of townspeople now mutter about seceding from the local council area, echoing a widening harrumph of displeasure with the various layers of government in Britain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
They grads are also primed to boo any speakers who so much as mutter the words “artificial intelligence.”
From Slate ● May 20, 2026
He managed to mutter a few words with the help of his host, and was thrilled to receive a standing ovation from the crown for his efforts.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2026
The locals in their working-class part of the city of Sahiwal mutter that Zeba is living under a curse after her previous suitors died in mysterious circumstances.
From Barron's ● Feb. 21, 2026
An old woman near the corner begins to moan and mutter.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
In addition to worrying about his ill daughter, Bach mutters and growls about the Prussian troops rampaging through his town.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
The man and woman walk by me as the man mutters, “You people are crazy” and other words people don’t usually say on the streets of Pella.
From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2025
“A protector,” he mutters to himself in unison.
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2025
“Why are you here?” a Ukrainian soldier barks at a captured Russian, who mutters back, “I don’t know why we’re here.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2025
“I messed up before. I know it,” G’ma mutters at the dark back end of the RV.
From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone
Then, turning to me, she muttered, “Not according to the internet this week. I’m joking!”
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026
Levy brings a soft-spoken breathlessness you may recognize from his David Rose on “Schitt’s”; his softly muttered “OK,” which might just mean “stop talking,” is almost a trademark.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2026
"Hoodlums," muttered 80-year-old village chief Joseph Batangouna as he walked past a group of young people sitting by the side of road in Mayitoukou, Congo-Brazzaville.
From Barron's ● Mar. 14, 2026
By 02:00, the last muttered conversations faded away.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2025
“Vanish? Mayhem?” he muttered, packing the rotten fruit from the dump around his cinder mushrooms.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
Beavis and Butt-head might leave chaos and destruction in their muttering, giggling wake, but they rarely suffer lasting harm themselves.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
Kail hustles through the emotional beats like a tour guide muttering, “You know what happened here.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
Who knew that one of the Minions was originally meant to star in “Citizen Kane”? Apparently he was fired after muttering something like “Oh, pop” instead of “Rosebud.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 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
He descended on them, muttering, pecking their hair, and peering into their ears.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
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