mutter
verb (used without object)
to utter words indistinctly or in a low tone, often as if talking to oneself; murmur.
are muttering
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present progressiveof mutter.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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If this conflict is sustained, economists are muttering about growth being perhaps just half of the 1.1% the Office for Budget Responsibility predicted for this year - or even less.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026
This is what many people are muttering to themselves after a weekend of protests that ended with chaos in downtown Sunday night.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2025
The second group - who are muttering privately rather than publicly - are with the programme when it comes to refraining from uncosted commitments.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2023
Hall seizes upon recent accusations that actors and presenters are muttering and mumbling their way through scripts.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 16, 2013
The women in the queue are muttering, intrigued or scandalized or both.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
