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The correct spelling is muttering.
How to pronounce muttering
verb
Say it like: Mut-ter-ing
The correct spelling is muttering. To utter words, especially complaints or angry expressions, indistinctly or with a low voice and lips partly closed; to say under one's breath. For example: "The beggar muttered words of thanks, as passersby dropped coins in his cup."
Usage Examples
“The beggar muttered words of thanks, as passersby dropped coins in his cup.”
“The asylum inmate muttered some doggerel about chains and pains to himself, over and over.”
“April could hear the delivery van's engine muttering in the driveway.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To utter words, especially complaints or angry expressions, indistinctly or with a low voice and lips partly closed; to say under one's breath.
- 2.To speak softly and incoherently, or with imperfect articulations.
- 3.To make a sound with a low, rumbling noise.
noun
- 1.Something that is muttered.
- 2.A rumour.
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