1
as in complains
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
a muttering group of workers
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2
as in mumbles
to speak softly and unclearly
muttering to himself under his breath
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Recent Examples of mutters
Literary Hub, 21 May 2026
Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
Six mutters and sighs and rolls his head as if profoundly exasperated.
—Literary Hub, 21 May 2026
Verb
Your dad mutters for head movement, for cage cutting, for not playing off the back and creating distance.
—Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mutters
Noun
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Most fights consist of dealing with waves of basic grunts with the occasional bruiser or shooter thrown in to keep you on edge.—
Gabriel Zamora,
PC Magazine,
26 May 2026
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The crowd erupted in hearty grunts and boos after the error.—
Kendall Staton The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
25 May 2026
Verb
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But today nobody complains about the cost of his castles.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
8 June 2026
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Never says a word, never complains about it, right?—
Anderson Cooper,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
Verb
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Both look over at me and then Lumet mumbles something and the conversation abruptly ends.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
23 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, everyone is still running around like the Keystone Kops chasing Billie, passing an old lady in a bed eating Jell-O who mumbles something in Diné.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The whispers about the 41-year-old turned louder.—
Russell Lewis,
NPR,
23 June 2026
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The yin and yang found in 21 Savage’s menacing whispers over the bass and drums, derivative of Tay Keith’s style, and his stark threats over Metro Boomin’s familiar keys create atmospheric success.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
20 June 2026
Verb
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The Callback 8020’s app policy screams digital minimalism.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
16 June 2026
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Mariska Hargitay screams with excitement when the New York Knicks defeat the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Finals Game 4 in New York City on June 10.—
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
15 June 2026
Verb
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Yoon murmurs something into her ear.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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There are also murmurs about the US government wanting a stake in the company.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
11 June 2026
Verb
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Jessie whines about the good old days all the time — how fun is that?—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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Aronimink put the world’s best golfers in a vice this week and squeezed the whines right out of them.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
18 May 2026
Verb
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Musselwhite punctuated the music with his harmonica trills and moans while his right knee bounced in time with the rhythms.—
Kevin McKeough,
Chicago Tribune,
7 June 2026
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As the video continues, one person can be heard yelling her name while the makeup artist moans in pain.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
21 May 2026
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“Mutters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutters. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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