as in mumbled
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as in complained
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
a muttering group of workers
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as in murmured
to speak softly and unclearly
muttering to himself under his breath
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Recent Examples of muttered
Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2025
But the other 3%, often muttered by students prospectively examining transfer applications, is distinct.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Although full disclosure, those two words were muttered in the press box Sunday after Nix had thrown two unsightly picks through the first three quarters of the Broncos’ win over Tennessee.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
There are few actors whose disembodied voices could carry long stretches of cinema, but Dafoe manages it, turning monologues about marionette mechanics or muttered complaints about hotel politics into something weirdly magnetic.
—Leila Latif, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2025
Some faculty and staff reacted with horror, others voiced increasing fear about the ongoing assault on academic freedom, and some merely muttered in sad resignation to the new reality.
—Giuliana Perrone, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
As for one consistent complaint heard muttered amid bleary-eyed guests of the former Standard, Schrager confirms the appropriate adjustments have been made.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2025
But the other 3%, often muttered by students prospectively examining transfer applications, is distinct.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Although full disclosure, those two words were muttered in the press box Sunday after Nix had thrown two unsightly picks through the first three quarters of the Broncos’ win over Tennessee.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
There are few actors whose disembodied voices could carry long stretches of cinema, but Dafoe manages it, turning monologues about marionette mechanics or muttered complaints about hotel politics into something weirdly magnetic.
—Leila Latif, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2025
Some faculty and staff reacted with horror, others voiced increasing fear about the ongoing assault on academic freedom, and some merely muttered in sad resignation to the new reality.
—Giuliana Perrone, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for muttered
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Lawmakers have complained that redactions in the files appear to go beyond the limited exemptions allowed for in a law Congress passed nearly unanimously in November.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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Raskin complained there are just four computers in a DOJ satellite office where lawmakers can review the documents.—
John Parkinson,
ABC News,
10 Feb. 2026
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At times Horne came up and mumbled something about the child’s beauty, the victim remembered.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Cocksuckers, Chuky mumbled, cradling the bottle atop his belly, nestling its spout in his shiny cleavage.—
Jonathan Miles,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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This blend of styles is not only about presenting contrasts—clean versus shouted vocals, melodic versus dissonant riffs, headbanging versus moshing—but also preserving the murky in-between that only elevates the extreme.—
Sam Sodomsky,
Pitchfork,
7 Jan. 2026
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Mills raised his leg and screamed in celebration — one of the iconic moments in Seattle’s 29-13 victory as its defense smothered the Patriots.—
Daniel I. Dorfman,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Feb. 2026
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Alongside the restaurant, a scrum of reporters screamed at the famous passersby for a soundbite.—
René Guzman,
San Antonio Express-News,
4 Feb. 2026
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Deep breathing could be heard; birds chirped loudly outside; spectators murmured on the periphery.—
Sarah Larson,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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The children jumped for joy after winning a game of cornhole; others fell and whined in defeat, but got up to play again.—
Christopher Buchanan,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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Chip whined and nuzzled at my hand.—
Joel M. Vance,
Outdoor Life,
29 Oct. 2025
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Phelan grunted as his rod bowed.—
Bryan Hendricks,
Arkansas Online,
25 Jan. 2026
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Larkin grunted and said nothing.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
10 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Critics moaned when the CFP committee picked the Hurricanes over Notre Dame as the last Power 4 entry into the playoffs.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Jan. 2026
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Strapped to a stretcher in the back of an ambulance, the shooting victim moaned, then screamed.—
Lauren Caruba,
Dallas Morning News,
2 Jan. 2026
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“Muttered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muttered. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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