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Definition of Muttering
1. Noun. A low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech.
Generic synonyms: Sound
Derivative terms: Murmur, Murmurer, Murmurous, Murmur, Murmur, Mussitate, Mutter, Mutterer, Mutter
2. Noun. A complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone.
Generic synonyms: Complaint
Derivative terms: Grumble, Grumble, Grumble, Murmur, Murmur, Mutter, Mutter
Definition of Muttering
1. Verb. (present participle of mutter) ¹
2. Noun. Something which is muttered ¹
3. Noun. A rumour. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Muttering
1. mutter [v] - See also: mutter
Lexicographical Neighbors of Muttering
Literary usage of Muttering
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Writings in Prose and Verse of Rudyard Kipling by Rudyard Kipling (1899)
"... had just sluiced over his shoulders; and a fourth private was muttering uneasily
as he dozed open-mouthed in the glare of the great guard-lantern. ..."
2. The Works of Laurence Sterne: With a Life of the Author by Laurence Sterne (1813)
"... a second time ; in muttering which, he plucked his pillow a little further
from my mother's,—and turning about again, there was an end of the debate for ..."
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