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muttering

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verb

present participle of mutter

muttering

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adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for muttering
Verb
  • The Buccaneers started complaining to the officials about fouls.
    CJ Moore, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
  • That first-round pick became Merriman (although, the Giants aren't complaining).
    Ryan Morik, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The whining about everyone else didn’t help, either.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Stop whining and thank your lucky stars for having a job.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The whispers grow louder as the beeping becomes more frequent until finally, the alarm sounds.
    EW.com, EW.com, 15 July 2025
  • On LinkedIn, whispers of stealth layoffs and hiring freezes are growing louder.
    Andrew Fennell, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Adjective
  • Florida dominates the list of America’s most distressed housing markets, facing a toxic cocktail of oversupply, climate risk, and rising insurance premiums that have made even enthusiastic buyers hesitant to commit.
    Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
  • This limited series will have you a little more hesitant to book your next national park trip.
    Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 18 July 2025
Noun
  • Challenge a good ol’ boy on a tractor to diagram a sentence and the reaction would likely amount to a short grunt.
    Tom Roland, Billboard, 10 July 2025
  • Refinements since then pushed the output to 300 hp and 365 lb-ft, offering a mild edge over the outgoing engine, but a new six-speed automatic replacing the old four-speed one meant the SUV could make better use of the grunt on hand.
    Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 5 June 2025
Adjective
  • The speech is slightly halting, spoken one word a time.
    Jon Hamilton, NPR, 30 June 2025
  • Over that same 50 years of executive pushing, pushing, pushing, the partisan primary system was coming into full force after a halting initial implementation.
    Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 30 May 2025
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“Muttering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muttering. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.

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