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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Most fights consist of dealing with waves of basic grunts with the occasional bruiser or shooter thrown in to keep you on edge.
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The crowd erupted in hearty grunts and boos after the error.
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If he had been forced to stick with readily available materials, Rashid complains, the deck behind the house would have been green or brown.
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The document complains about trade, customs officers, juryless courts, and judges’ salaries.
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Both look over at me and then Lumet mumbles something and the conversation abruptly ends.
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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.
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But whispers of two young French watchmaking wunderkinder spread quickly.
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Pig screams were no different from our screams.
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Nothing screams summer like nautical stripes.
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Yoon murmurs something into her ear.
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There are also murmurs about the US government wanting a stake in the company.
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Jessie whines about the good old days all the time — how fun is that?
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Aronimink put the world’s best golfers in a vice this week and squeezed the whines right out of them.
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Musselwhite punctuated the music with his harmonica trills and moans while his right knee bounced in time with the rhythms.
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As the video continues, one person can be heard yelling her name while the makeup artist moans in pain.
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“Mutters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutters. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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